Coffee Drinkers - Good News!

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I found this to be very interesting: Coffee helps keep you alert and boosts short term memory: No surprise to avid coffee drinkers, but now science backs us up! In November 2005, researchers from the Radiological Society of North America found, on a functional MRI test, that coffee drinkers showed increased activity in the parts of the brain that control working memory and attention. Coffee helps reduce the risk of Type 2 Diabetes: Although the first line of prevention for diabetes will always be diet and exercise, drinking coffee — especially when it is decaffeinated, may help to reduce your risk as well, according to a 2006 study in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Coffee shown to reduce the risk of liver cancer: Dr. Manami Inoue of the National Cancer Center in Tokyo and colleagues followed more than 90,000 middle-aged and elderly Japanese men and women for 10 years. They found that those who drank coffee daily or almost daily had half the risk of liver cancer, compared to those who did not drink coffee. Does coffee raise your cholesterol? Large amounts of unfiltered coffee may. typically made with unfiltered espresso). Fortunately, most Americans drink filtered coffee, which is believed to have much less of an effect on cholesterol than unfiltered coffee; filters seem to remove most of the cholesterol elevating compounds (which are still not fully understood). Although, most folks can enjoy a hot mug of caffeinated joe, certain people should definitely decaffeinate:People who are caffeine sensitive: caffeine will exacerbate restlessness, anxiety, irritability and/or headaches. People with sleeping issues: caffeine tends to stay in your system anywhere from 3-8 hours. So depending on your personal sensitivity — you’ll want to stop drinking accordingly. People with gastrointestinal problems: A dose of caffeine may irritate your stomach if you have irritable bowel syndrome or ulcers. People with elevated blood pressure or abnormal heart rhythms: in this case, your personal physician knows best. How many cups of coffee a day do you drink?