| Before we get all excited over the recent news about | | | | benefits are varied. However, once the coffee is |
| coffee being our new antioxidant, we need to take a | | | | roasted and served as a drink things get evened out. |
| look at the entire picture. Is there truly a coffee | | | | They all seem to have the same degrees of |
| antioxidant? If there is, how exactly is coffee an | | | | antioxidants. |
| antioxidant? Does it become the antioxidant when it's | | | | Some studies suggest coffee having other benefits |
| heated? Does the coffee antioxidant benefit | | | | such as added fertility in men and some benefits for |
| everyone? Are there still dangers to drinking coffee? | | | | those suffering from diabetes. You'll have to read |
| How much coffee is good for us and when does it | | | | those studies on your own. The fact that a coffee |
| become bad for us? | | | | antioxidant exists may be true, but the reality is that |
| Brewed coffee contains many antioxidants and | | | | coffee can be just as harmful if your body doesn't like |
| consumption of antioxidant-rich brewed coffee may | | | | it, if you consume too much, if you have high blood |
| inhibit diseases caused by oxidative damages. | | | | pressure, and if it keeps you awake at night. Is there |
| Antioxidants are said to be an inhibitor of certain types | | | | truly a coffee antioxidant? Yes, but the actual amount |
| of diseases. However, coffee beans are not all a like. | | | | needed to be consumed in order to receive the |
| Not all coffee beans are of the same quality or even | | | | anti-cancer benefits by humans is unknown. How |
| the same make up. Sort of like comparing tennis | | | | exactly is coffee an antioxidant? |
| shoes to sandals. Both go on your feet, but they are | | | | Coffee alone isn't the antioxidant, it's several different |
| not made up of the same components. You can | | | | components that are part of the coffee bean. |
| actually break coffee down into several different | | | | Roasting and heating the coffee changes the total |
| water-soluble components. The dietary fiber derived | | | | antioxidant output. Does it become the antioxidant |
| from roasted coffee silverskin. This is one component | | | | when it's heated? It seems that although some coffee |
| of the coffee bean that has high antioxidant content. | | | | beans like green coffee beans may be higher in |
| This is how the scientists find out about the antioxidant | | | | antioxidants that other more common beans, once |
| benfits of coffee in their studies. What they do in fact | | | | they are roasted and heated for consumption, the |
| is the break down the coffee beans into different | | | | results are the same regarding the antioxidantal |
| components. They filter out the components that the | | | | benefits. Does the coffee antioxidant benefit |
| coffee antioxidant is found in, and then they test lab | | | | everyone? Honestly, this is NOT a question easily |
| rats in a variety of experiments to determine how well | | | | answered. In fact, the truth is it is still unknown just how |
| they survive with or without the various additives in | | | | beneficial coffee antioxidants are for humans. Are |
| their diet. When they discover something really swell, | | | | there still dangers to drinking coffee? Yes, of course |
| like a coffee antioxidant, our culture of coffee drinking | | | | there is. If you have high blood pressure and you have |
| addicts suddenly becomes a feverorish mob. | | | | seen how coffee enhances this problem, you know it's |
| For years and years we've heard bad things about | | | | bad for YOU personally. If you can't get proper sleep |
| coffee. For example: it's bad for your heart, increases | | | | or you drive everyone around you nuts because you |
| blood pressure, may cause breast cancer, probably | | | | can't sit still or shut-up, you know coffee is bad for you. |
| keeps you awake at night, and my personal favorite, | | | | Use common sense and listen to your body. Coffee is |
| has a poisonous gas when brewed.When the world of | | | | not good for everyone and unknown just how good |
| coffee addicts even gets a tiny hint that coffee could | | | | for anyone. How much coffee is good for us and |
| have something beneficial, believe me they don't just | | | | when does it become bad for us? Again drink coffee |
| drink more coffee, they try to get everyone to join | | | | in moderation, pay attention to your own body. |
| them. So, here we now have scientific studies proving | | | | Exercise and good eating habits are a far better way |
| to us that coffee has antioxidants. | | | | to get healthy than drinking 10 cups of cappuccino a |
| Researchers have identified several compounds in | | | | day. All things in moderation. After reading everything |
| coffee that create a coffee antioxidant. Why would | | | | about this new thing called a coffee antioxidant I have |
| this be of interest to us? Because scientific studies are | | | | decided that there are better ways of getting |
| showing that antioxidants may help prevent cancer. | | | | antioxidants into my blood. |
| You see the connection here. However, until human | | | | Coffee may have many benefits, but so does water |
| studies are done, science cannot state exactly how | | | | and it is possible to drown from drinking too much |
| much coffee must be consumed in order gain this | | | | water. Yes, I know, you have to really drink a lot to |
| protection against colon cancer or any other type of | | | | accomplish this, but it's the principle of the matter. Too |
| cancer. Before the coffee is roasted the antioxidant | | | | much of anything is not a good thing. |