Via productivity weblog DumbLittleMan comes this pretty comprehensive list of The Pros And Cons of Coffee Drinking. Most interesting to me:
Antioxidants. Coffee is loaded with antioxidants like chlorogenic acid and melanoidins.
Who knew? And…
# Liver cirrhosis. Coffee drinking may protect against liver cirrhosis, especially alcoholic cirrhosis.
Now I know why I follow a night of JagerBombs with a morning of Starbucks chasers. I thought it was for the hangover.
One thing… the post ends mentioning that the “moderate” coffee drinker drinks 3-4 cups a day. Is this true? Am I a naive one-cup-a-day drinker? If 3-4 is “moderate” then what is excessive? Tell me readers, what do you think is “average’ coffee consumption…
2 responses so far ↓
1 Rick // Dec 17, 2007 at 11:17 am
Three sounds about right (I just finished my third of the day, and that’s my average). But I aim to not have any after Noon since it could prevent me from having the most restful night’s sleep possible, which might drive me to have a fourth – or more – the next day. But you need to balance the potential good with the potential harm, especially dehydration during cold winters, which will have you reaching for the skin moisturizing cream.
2 C // Dec 19, 2007 at 6:57 am
Rick makes a good point…I get 3-4 cups a day too. I am not sure if the dehydration from coffee is what makes lip moisturizer an absolute necessity for me in the winter. I am defintely addicted at this point. It’s worth it though. I quit once for awhile but then I just figured, “what’s the point?”
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