The Miracles of Coffee
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Science
I recently started drinking coffee in earnest about six months ago. Don’t really know why. One day the coffee switch in me just turned on and I’ve been a five-cup-a day fan ever since.
This probably had something to do with the fact that my office offers a nice espresso maker and top quality Lavazza pods as opposed to the drip variety most coffee drinkers usually endure. Still, maybe I’d be okay with the drip if that’s all I had at my disposal.
In any event, the NY Times has some encouraging news for fellow fans of the bean. From the story:
Coffee contains antioxidants that help control the cell damage that can contribute to the development of the disease. It is also a source of chlorogenic acid, which has been shown in animal experiments to reduce glucose concentrations.[...]
The findings, which appeared in May in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, suggest that antioxidants in coffee may dampen inflammation, reducing the risk of disorders related to it, like cardiovascular disease. Several compounds in coffee may contribute to its antioxidant capacity, including phenols, volatile aroma compounds and oxazoles that are efficiently absorbed.
In another analysis, published in July in the same journal, researchers found that a typical serving of coffee contains more antioxidants than typical servings of grape juice, blueberries, raspberries and oranges.
“We were surprised to learn that coffee quantitatively is the major contributor of antioxidants in the diet both in Norway and in the U.S.A.,� said Rune Blomhoff, the senior author of both studies and a professor of nutrition at the University of Oslo.
Cheers to that!
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August 16th, 2006 at 5:04 am
Right. And beer cures uglyness at 3am.
August 16th, 2006 at 8:32 am
At the risk of exposing my inner-yuppy and broadcasting my complete hypocrasy in terms of slamming goofy liberals at college coffee houses….several months ago I was introduced to the greatest invention of mankind since the wheel, silicon breast implants, gun powder, Ipod, butter knives, exc. AND even worse, it was apparently invented by the Frogs.
I give you….the French Coffee Press.
http://www.kitchenemporium.com/info/16french_press.html
Do not follow the directions. Go ahead and grind up a lot of beans and fill it 1/4 full, add boiling water, stir and press….and whalaa…see you when you fall off the ceiling.
August 16th, 2006 at 8:55 am
Thank you for further enabling my coffee addiction.
August 16th, 2006 at 10:45 am
And in next months news . . . “coffee is very bad for us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
August 16th, 2006 at 11:06 am
Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
August 18th, 2006 at 10:19 pm
It’s so good. Thank you coffee gods!
Heh…
November 24th, 2006 at 3:47 pm
dis is very interesting as i am carryin out a coffee project relatin to journey…confused?well dnt be its quite simple.the beginning n end of a coffe cup.m tryna find out hw coffe cups are made..help??ne one?plz…
November 29th, 2006 at 6:58 am
thanks a lot maite
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April 24th, 2008 at 6:23 pm
We all know that all things are good for you when done in moderation including coffee. So I say continue to drink your java and enjoy!