Blogs Posts in Coffee Health category; 211 blog posts

How does coffee affect your health?

RICHMOND — Coffee has been blamed for many ills such as “it will stunt your growth” to “it causes cancer.”However, research has disproved many of these claims. For one thing, it doesn’t stunt your growt [...]

Posted On : Feb, 20 2012 | Comments : 0

Coffee lovers find depth of flavor in specialty roasts

Drop in for breakfast at Half & Half restaurant in Clayton and the first choices on the menu will be the day's two featured coffees, available via an assortment of brewing methods. A recent selection consisted of Ethiopia Idido, toute [...]

Posted On : Feb, 14 2012 | Comments : 0

Why decaf coffee is good for your brain

Caffeine addicts may wonder: What's the point of decaf coffee? A new study suggests it may benefit the brain and protect against the mental decline that comes with aging and certain diseases. In the study of mice with Type 2 diabetes, [...]

Posted On : Feb, 08 2012 | Comments : 0

Effects of coffee on health

ONE of the beverages that has gotten an undeserved bum rap is coffee, the morning-waker-upper many of us enjoy! Unlike soft drinks (“liquid candy”) and energy drinks, which are both dangerous to health as shown by several scie [...]

Posted On : Jan, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Can coffee prevent cancer?

There's good news on the horizon for coffee lovers, with research suggesting that it can reduce the risk of developing endometrial cancer by up to 25 per cent. Originating in the lining of the uterus, endometrial cancer is one of the [...]

Posted On : Dec, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Coffee delivers jolt deep in the brain

Most caffeine addicts would tell you that coffee sharpens the mind. It turns out that in rodents, a single dose of caffeine does indeed strengthen brain cell connections in an underappreciated part of the brain, scientists report online N [...]

Posted On : Nov, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Coffee's Latest Health Benefit: Fighting Skin Cancer

A new study presented at the American Academy of Cancer Research meeting in Boston this week suggests that drinking sufficient amounts of coffee may prevent the most common type of skin cancer, basal cell carcinoma. In the study, whi [...]

Posted On : Oct, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Drink Coffee, Decrease Depression, Study Posits Possibilitie...

There has been a paradigm shift about the impact of coffee on our health in the last fifteen years, moving from a liquid that once was linked to heart disease to one that potentially decreases one's risk for cancer and diabetes. Follo [...]

Posted On : Sep, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

Coffee linked with lower depression risk in women

Caffeine is the most frequently used central nervous system stimulant in the world, and coffee consumption accounts for about 80 percent of caffeine use. Drinking coffee offers a boost of energy and a lift in well being, said Alberto Asch [...]

Posted On : Sep, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Coffee May Help Women Lower Depression Risk

In what might be good news for coffee drinkers, a new study found that women who regularly consume the caffeinated beverage are less likely to suffer depression. Women who had two to three cups of coffee a day had about a 15% lower risk o [...]

Posted On : Sep, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Lookout for your coffee gene!

Coffee and your genes have a strong connection - a particular gene could be playing a role in your liking for coffee, new research says. A small genetic variant explains why some people consume coffee by the mugfuls and why others won`t d [...]

Posted On : Sep, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Goodbye dairy, hello coffee: Why did Harvard create a health...

Nutrition experts at Harvard released their “Healthy Eating Plate” on Wednesday, a food guide that recommends holding off on dairy as a main source of calcium, slams the common potato, but also pushes tea and coffee. In r [...]

Posted On : Sep, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Coffee's anti-cancer link explained in US study

Coffee has been shown to reduce the risk of skin cancer by helping kill off damaged cells that could otherwise turn into tumours, according to a US study published on Monday. The findings indicate that moderate caffeine drinking, or [...]

Posted On : Aug, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Coffee Health Benefits

Coffee has been the subject of research for decades and the results consistently show that coffee is more healthful than harmful. Research takes place daily on coffee, caffeine and health around the world. One of the only things [...]