Coffee vs ... Coffee?

Mm, hello~

So. I felt like posting this, because I find it unusual, annoying, and rather stupid how some doctors, and just normal humans' think coffee is "so bad", when other doctors and other humans' think it to be the "best, healthiest thing in the world". But you may ask, what side am I on?

I don't necessarily like taking sides, so I try to avoid it, but I always end up on 1 side. ¬_¬

Well, in this case, I'm agreeing with the people who claim its super-healthy and the best. Because that's what I think. Well, I know its not super-healty, but it is the best, to me. Other than Coke and Wine of course ; )

Ever sign into MSN, and in the Today box, there's something about coffee being "unhealthy"? When, around a month or 2 later, another coffee-topic'll come up, but it'll be titled something similar to "Coffee = Most Beneficial Drink?".

If you find that annoying, then you found the right topic on it.

I've read so many coffee posts, its not even funny~

And all those stereotypes... How many times- Seriously, how many times, have you gone to school, or something, and heard kids or whatever saying "Coffee's super-bad, it stunts your growth!" ?

Let me tell you. Its false. If it was true, then I'd probably still be 4'10" or 5' still. But- Nope. I'm almost 6' feet tall, and I'm still growing taller. So try and go against that. However, I do have a bit of an advantage towards that.. My dad's tall. 6' -something. My mom's kinda tall too. I'm the same height as her. My brothers' and Uncle are really tall, too. They're all, like- [other than my mom] 6 and 1/2 feet tall.

But hey, I've been drinking coffee nearly everyday since I was 3. THREE, people! xD

Some say, if you drink coffee, even once, as a child, it'll screw up your mind. ¬_¬ Another false thing. If anything, it made me more intelligent.. Even though I constantly deny that I'm smart at all. [I skipped 2 grades and always get 94+ on my report cards.. And I helped my mom with gr 12 work when I was in gr 4, and I just wrote my bf's college work, and I'm in gr 9 now]

But anyway, back to coffee, lol! xD

Well. I wanted to post this, because I saw this, in MSN's Today. http://lifestyle.ca.msn.com/health-fitness/diet/ee-article.aspx?cp-documentid=26013907

One thing that's a sure-fire win to get some people to stop thinking coffee's bad [unless they're real pessimists. Like me.. ], is this:

"To most people, when you mention coffee, the first thing that comes to mind is caffeine. But in fact, coffee contains an assortment of compounds, many of which may be beneficial. Like other plant foods, the coffee bean is chock full of a variety of phytochemicals - disease-fighting compounds."

See? It contains phytochemicals. Now, I already knew that, but reading it in another person's topic-post, was pretty nice. Its nice to know some people know the true facts on coffee.

Apples, red wine, tea and chocolate are also good. Its a good like I like each thing. Except tea. I've never liked tea. But if I really wanna relax, I'll make one. Its only about once a year, or once every other year, that I'll actually drink tea. But I like apples, I love red-wine, and.. Ok, another lie, I'm not a fan of chocolate, lol~ I avoid chocolate. One, its often too sweet, two, its weight-inducing, three- my teeth are very sensitive to it. Ow!

Another thing..

"A number of large studies of population groups have linked drinking coffee - both regular and decaf - to a considerably-reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes."

So drinking coffee for almost 11 years, has remarkably reduced my chances of getting type-2 diabetes. And that's good, considering my Grandpa has diabetes, and some other family members I don't think I ever met [before they died..] had it, too. My stepdad has it, too, but that wouldn't effect me, because we're not blood-related.

Wow.. 11 years. Lol, I've never actually calculated how long I've been drinking it for. Since its not 11 years yet, I can celebrate for drinking it for 10 Years. Oh, thats a band/artist, lol..

Oh!! READ THIS:

"In one study from the University of Minnesota, more than 28,000 women were followed for an 11-year period to see the link between the development of diabetes and how much coffee they consumed. Compared with women who reported drinking no coffee daily, women who consumed six or more cups per day had a 22% lower risk."

See, right there, it says so many women did an 11 year study on the percentage of how much coffee they drank, to see if it reduced any risks of diseases/diabetes. So there you go! My risk is lowered by 22% after 11 years, and including the other things I consume that reduce the risk, probably gives me an approx. of 53% lower risk.

How does this work? The phenols in coffee/caffeine, improve/induce more insulin. Now, if you're diabetic, then you should know, you need to inject insulin to .. Well.. Keep living. So having natural insulin, decreases risk.

But another downside, as stated in the link I gave, is that it boosts cholesterol levels. Drinking over 8 coffees a day can make your cholesterol-level quite high. Sometimes even soar, and that's not good. So if you take pills to lower cholesterol, or only limit yourself to 4 coffees max, then you should be good.

Anyway, I'm done talking about coffee, I can't think of anything else to say. xD

If you're a coffee lover, and would like to test your knowledge, check out this quiz!
http://ca.delish.com/food-fun/quizzes/coffee-shop-lingo-quiz?click=main_sr

I only got 4 questions right. I'm an "Espresso No-Go". But hey! I've always made my own coffee at home, I don't go to Cafe's or Starbucks or anything. No one'll take me... >.>

However, I do love Starbucks [Been there once], and I've been in a few cafe's/beside them. I wanna go to an Internet-Cafe. But the point is- I don't visit places that use Coffee-Talk, that's why I failed the quiz. ; )

Anyway..

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x Kiana