coffee is addicting

@pierrella (1087)
Philippines
April 17, 2010 7:07am CST
I have so many friends who drink coffee ALL THE TIME, any time of the day. Their reason is that it keeps them awake. My mom, too, drinks coffee everyday but it's just in the morning. Coffee has been marketed to appeal to the youth through packaging. Lots of stores are now emerging, e.g. Starbucks, Seattle's Best, etc. But do you know that instant coffee is not that healthy compared to brewed coffee? Once the beans are roasted up to a certain temperature, it loses all nutrients leaving behind caffeine. Are you a coffee drinker? How often do you drink coffee? Do you prefer brewed or instant?
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26 responses
@rene12 (794)
• Philippines
17 Apr 10
Coffee is really addictive because it has a good aroma and it tastes good but I don't drink coffee everyday. I drink coffee whenever I need to stay awake for some important purposes but now I adjusted. Whenever I drink coffee, I get strong palpitation especially when I never get sleep so I don't do it anymore. It would be better it I just drink coffee for leisure or something instead of relying from its effects :D
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@pierrella (1087)
• Philippines
18 Apr 10
Palpitation due to coffee? Have you gone to the doctor? Can you share with us how is it really connected? :)
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• Philippines
17 Apr 10
yeah. Coffee is addicting i love coffee everymuch specially in the morning. It give us heat.. If I got coffee in the morning i don' t feel sleepy and i am in a mood to work ahead of time..if there is no coffee i used milk as a substitute by the way i like coffee which contains 3 and 1 coffee so that i will not need sugar anymore.
@pierrella (1087)
• Philippines
17 Apr 10
Ya, it keeps people awake. But it's not working for me. I think I even get sleepy when I drink coffee. haha!
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@kgwat70 (13388)
• United States
17 Apr 10
I am not a coffee drinker so it is not addicting for me. I do not like the taste of coffee and prefer tea or hot chocolate or some other beverage to satisfy my thirst and energy. Coffee is also not very healthy,
• United States
17 Apr 10
I can't stand hot coffee, but I am somewhat addicted to caffeine in general. I tend to stick to iced brewed coffee, energy drinks, sodas, and iced tea. I've also heard that brewed is better for you than instant, but at the time I thought it was just a rumor because the instant usually doesn't taste as good.
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• Philippines
17 Apr 10
Yup, I'm a coffee drinker. It starts my day and for me it basically serves as an energy drink. LOL Instant? Brewed? It won't matter to me. As long as it's strong and without sugar.
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• Philippines
18 Apr 10
My husband and I are regular coffee drinkers. We finish 2-3 cups every morning before we start the day. Makes us both more alive, alert, awake, enthusiastic.. lol Now that I'm pregnant though, I'm only allowed to take a cup per day and the other cup will be milk. :) We take instant coffee, don't have much time to prepare for brewed even if it's really more healthy as I read also.
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• Canada
17 Apr 10
I prefer brewed coffee because the flavour is better. The only time I drink instant is when I am at a friends house and it's all they have. I drink my coffrr with hazelnut international delight creamer.... YUM YUM!
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• Philippines
19 Apr 10
I drink coffee three times a day. That is maximum. I do drink instant coffee but I wish to taste brewed coffee. I had experienced once to have a coffee drinks in Starbucks, but that was when a friend treat me there. I do look at Starbuck's coffee really expensive. I copy the taste at home though. I just copy the taste to save money. Yes i believe drinking coffee is really addicting. Pure coffee makes me feel awake.
@pierrella (1087)
• Philippines
20 Apr 10
Ya, coffee in Starbucks is way more expensive that the ones we have at home. But just think of it this way, it is brewed and it is healthy :)
• Philippines
17 Apr 10
i used to drink coffee 3-4 times a day but i notice that i got easily nervous. now i only drink twice and that's instant coffee.
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@bestylish (922)
• Philippines
17 Apr 10
I am a coffee drinker and I really enjoy drinking it. I am also addicted to it. I really like it. Thumbs-up!
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@markleob (1902)
• Philippines
17 Apr 10
coffee really is not good for health. worst if you are drinking it more often. i am also drinking coffee but not that much..only instant coffee twice of thrice a week...
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• Philippines
17 Apr 10
It doesn't matter to me. I want to enjoy life. I do whatever will make me happy and it's worth the try.
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@catalyser (531)
• Malaysia
17 Apr 10
I drink coffee only in the morning and try not to drink after 12pm. Reason being caffeine stays in your body for hours, so it might disturb your sleeping habits. Unless of course if I want to pull an all nighter, I'll drink all the coffee I can get my grubby paws on. As to brewed or instant, I go for instant, much easier.
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• Philippines
17 Apr 10
so sad i can't drink coffee... i'm acidic, thus, i would only hurt my stomach if i drink even a cup.
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@hsofyan (3446)
• Jakarta, Indonesia
17 Apr 10
For many years I drink coffee every morning. Most of my brewing of coffee packs / sachets, containing coffee, milk and sugar. Is this dangerous?
@pierrella (1087)
• Philippines
18 Apr 10
Coffee from packs contain mostly caffeine. It is still better to have your coffee from coffee beans :)
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@Java09 (3075)
• United States
18 Apr 10
I love coffee,I like to perk it in a pot.I limit myself to one cup in the morning,that's enough for me.I like to avoid being hyped up with caffiene jitters all day.I used to know people that perked pot after pot and drank coffee all day.I couldn't do that.I also limit my caffiene so I sleep well at night.
• India
18 Apr 10
I am also drinking lots of coffee generaly more in winter. On daily basis one coffee is generaly thier, but i am not addict to it, suppose i am not able to get coffee it's ok, tea will do. My wife is quite addict to coffee if he is not getting coffee early morning then he will get headache. i like both coffee brewed and instant. As we live in north india here instant coffee is generaly taken and brewed coffee is not available easily, whereas in south india brewed coffee is taken. So we take instant coffee in north india and brewed coffee in south india.
@bingheol (11)
• China
18 Apr 10
Oh, I think coffee is a delicious drink. I like the taste, but I am not often drink it. I have heard some experts said that, drink coffee properly is good for health, there are some good elements for our body. The largest effection is keep people awake. But I think it is betted to drink properly.
• Philippines
18 Apr 10
I drink coffee but not that often.I usually drink coffee in the morning. but not everyday.I just want my stomach to warm up.Now that im pregnant, i stopped drinking coffee as advised by my ob-gyne.But my brother, i may say,he's really a coffee addict.Why? In the morning the moment he opened his eyes, the first thing he will do is to make a cup of coffee,another in the afternoon and before he go to sleep.For a day , he approximately consume 7-8 cups. Ironic isnt it? but its true.Why is that so? Because my brother is a smoker too. He drinks coffee everytime he smoke.
@sirerba (51)
• Philippines
19 Apr 10
I agree somehow, that coffee is really addicting because of its primary component which is caffeine. And during the 80's and 90's, a lot of studies made by the medical people said that coffee can cause a lot sicknesses particularly hypertensions and the like. But in the early years of the year 2000, I've read an articles saying that medical studies found out that coffee actually whether brewed or instant, is good for the health. It gives strength and develop as well the immune system of a human being to fight against any sicknesses. I'm not sure the exact details of this said article about the studies of the wellness of coffee, but somehow it went this way. I love coffee very much. I often drink it from morning till nightime. As a matter of fact, I can't sleep at night without drinking a cup of coffee, and I felt coffee helps a lot for the betterment of my body and my wellbeing as well.