Is coffee really bad for you??

janethjan
janethjan Posts: 9
in Food and Nutrition
I've been doing so good by staying away from "unhealthy food". However, I the one thing I miss the most is my morning coffee..

Help please;)
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  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    Nothing wrong with coffee unless you're putting in a lot of 18% cream and sugar (and even then it's not the coffee that's the problem) or you're sensitive to caffeine (drink decaf).

    Caffeine has a mildly diuretic effect but I'll give up my coffee when they pry it from my cold, dead fingers.......
  • albinogorilla
    albinogorilla Posts: 1,056 Member
    no its not bad for you
  • tsh0ck
    tsh0ck Posts: 1,970 Member
    nothing at all wrong with coffee. for that matter, no food is really unhealthy. it's the amount you eat that makes it unhealthy.

    (and, fwiw, a diuretic is anything that makes you take a 10-100. so .... water? yup. diuretic.)
  • theNurseNancy
    theNurseNancy Posts: 149
    nothing at all wrong with coffee. for that matter, no food is really unhealthy. it's the amount you eat that makes it unhealthy.

    (and, fwiw, a diuretic is anything that makes you take a 10-100. so .... water? yup. diuretic.)

    That's not true. A diuretic isn't just something that makes you pee. It's anything that makes you LOSE WATER at a faster rate by altering the absorption of or excretion of sodium.
  • tsh0ck
    tsh0ck Posts: 1,970 Member
    nothing at all wrong with coffee. for that matter, no food is really unhealthy. it's the amount you eat that makes it unhealthy.

    (and, fwiw, a diuretic is anything that makes you take a 10-100. so .... water? yup. diuretic.)

    That's not true. A diuretic isn't just something that makes you pee. It's anything that makes you LOSE WATER at a faster rate by altering the absorption of or excretion of sodium.

    well, if you wanna get all sciency about it, yeah, it's more complicated than making a trip to the little boys/girls room. but that's certainly a major component. and there was a study done that showed that retention for a drink with caffeine was 84 percent while water was 81 percent. statistically, near irrelevant. additionally, further study has shown that the more caffeine a person is used to drinking over time, the more they will retain from a caffeinated drink.
  • msbellzee
    msbellzee Posts: 69
    I will give up anything, but god help anyone that stands in the way of me and my coffee:drinker:
  • megsmom2
    megsmom2 Posts: 2,362 Member
    Even if its bad for me.....I love love love my morning coffee. Gotta have it.
  • lucythinmint
    lucythinmint Posts: 239
    If it is I don't want to be on the good side. I have mine twice a day and will kill others for even suggesting that I give up my coffee....:drinker:
  • janethjan
    janethjan Posts: 9
    Thanks for all the responses :)

    Really helped :)
  • CristaRae
    CristaRae Posts: 3
    Can't get through the day without my morning coffee, so I'm glad to find out its not THAT bad :)
  • tryingvegan
    tryingvegan Posts: 79 Member
    For some people, coffee will increase your cholesterol. In the movie, "Forks over Knives" Dr. E says that coffee harms the inside of our arteries.
  • coconutbuNZ
    coconutbuNZ Posts: 578 Member
    I won't give up my morning coffee, ever. Surely one a day can't be bad for you?!
  • pepper396
    pepper396 Posts: 33
    I Loooooove coffee... I am a coffee *kitten*! I like iced, hot, flavored, unflavored... and quite frankly if I do not eat or have desert adding cream sometimes to my coffee is my desert or something crazy at DUNKIN! I treat myself once in a while but now started making it at home... P.S. COFFEE ALSO MAKES YOU POO. NO JOKE, IT REALLY HELPS REGULATE YOU'RE SYSTEM! ;) FRIEND ME IF YOU ARE A COFFEE LOVER! WE CAN TALK1!!
  • InvidiaXII
    InvidiaXII Posts: 315 Member
    Everything in moderation :) you definitely don't have to give up all your coffee.
  • KP5555
    KP5555 Posts: 46 Member
    I have a bad day if I don't Have Coffee..... I need my morning Coffee... Very few Calories in coffee.
  • Soupskin
    Soupskin Posts: 74 Member
    I drink coffee all day at work.

    I take it black like my soul.
  • coopersmom2006
    coopersmom2006 Posts: 839
    I gave up the caffeine but still have a cup of decaf at least once a week (usually more like 3 times a week) because I love coffee with eggs/toast/bacon. :) It's usually my treat after a big run.
  • RoboLikes
    RoboLikes Posts: 519 Member
    I drink 4+ cups of black coffee everyday. Without it, I would die, so it has to be good for you. It saves lives.
  • SPNLuver83
    SPNLuver83 Posts: 2,050 Member
    The caffeine is coffee is actually said to be a metabolism booster and offers other health benefits. However, this is black coffee, not coffee with creme and sugar.
  • poustotah
    poustotah Posts: 1,121 Member
    Coffe has a lot of antioxidants in it that are really good for your body but that's drinking it black and only like 1-2 cups a day.
  • moepwr
    moepwr Posts: 335 Member
    I drink a lot of coffee! it is really good for asthma. if you see someone without their puffers having a hard time breathing give them some strong coffee until they get medical help. Or something else with caffine in it!

    I think it is like everything else, moderation is key! If you are drinking 12 cups a day you may want to rethink your intake but one or two won't hurt.
  • HowieTwoPointZero
    HowieTwoPointZero Posts: 494 Member
    Whey you pry it from my twitchy caffeinated hands.
  • laurarpa
    laurarpa Posts: 244 Member
    there are all kinds of studies that say coffee is actually good for you. Antioxidants, and all kinds of apparent protection against things like diabetes, parkinson's, gallstones, kidney stones, alzheimer's disease. I'm sticking with that. And my 3 cups of coffee. :wink:
  • moepwr
    moepwr Posts: 335 Member
    I drink a lot of coffee! it is really good for asthma. if you see someone without their puffers having a hard time breathing give them some strong coffee until they get medical help. Or something else with caffine in it!

    I think it is like everything else, moderation is key! If you are drinking 12 cups a day you may want to rethink your intake but one or two won't hurt.
  • tantrum69
    tantrum69 Posts: 16
    The caffeine is coffee is actually said to be a metabolism booster and offers other health benefits. However, this is black coffee, not coffee with creme and sugar.

    This ^^
    Nice pre-workout. Just make sure you drink lots of water.
  • snuggllepuff
    snuggllepuff Posts: 34
    coffee has tons of benefits! Caffein in general does. Just not one of those crappy starbucks fraps or whatever they are... those coffee drinks that have like 50 grams of sugar and fat added in. Plain old 0 calorie coffee with splenda is harmless.
  • princeza9
    princeza9 Posts: 337 Member
    I tried not drinking coffee for a week. It was ugly. Nope, my morning coffee stays. I may not drink it everyday, but when I want it- get out of my way.
  • pumalama
    pumalama Posts: 140 Member
    I remember reading an article many years ago about the effects of caffeine on your system. Turned out that, like everything else, it depends on your body. Some people will benefit from more than 2 cups a day and some others will get damage from that amount. Also, there is no easy way to tell in which group you sit without a science lab. Nice contribution to science from the authors, I learned so much reading the paper :)
  • finchest
    finchest Posts: 245 Member
    i don't think anyone who has replied here is a doctor! it's a stimulant, so if your goal is to eat purer, healthier foods, giving up your coffee is worth a shot - or at least changing it to an occasional treat rather than a daily habit.
    in my (also nonmedical) opinion, it's not good to feel dependent on any substance to get through the day.
    --former habitual coffee drinker!
  • tsh0ck
    tsh0ck Posts: 1,970 Member
    i don't think anyone who has replied here is a doctor! it's a stimulant, so if your goal is to eat purer, healthier foods, giving up your coffee is worth a shot - or at least changing it to an occasional treat rather than a daily habit.
    in my (also nonmedical) opinion, it's not good to feel dependent on any substance to get through the day.
    --former habitual coffee drinker!

    wow. it took until the second page for a party pooper to arrive.

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