#15: Obsessing about the safety of a consumable with five centuries of epidemiological evidence of safe human consumption in moderation will kill you far faster than any cup of coffee ever will!

Hi, i am almost 15 and i drink at least 1 to 2 (mostly 1) shots of coffee a day. Is this bad? The reason for my coffee fetish is that it helps my do my maths sums more accurately and be more productive in english, science and so on. I also tend to have headaches when i have not consumed any coffee in one day. I try to not drink it some days but i am sick of getting headaches, becoming grumpy and being lazy and unproductive in class. Cheers :)

I'd agree with the rest...i enjoyed reading this article, because it just stated the facts and didn't hide any important details which might bring only fear to it's readers..it as thought me alot, so thank you...now i'm gonna have to cut down on my drinking.

Does anyone know if there is a link between coffee consumption and schizophrenia. I think that some people's system could be more susceptible to coffee, and that it could be one of the causes for schizophrenia.

asdaas

nice one

bad things about coffee? my dads gone crazy

@swag

I'll second to that.

i think this was very interesting. I liked it because it didnt seem like they were one sided about it. They just gave the facts.

that was a big help to me. i mean your 15 points,
before i did not drink coffee but at the moment i have to drink ,because i am doing some huge exams.
thank you so much
i really helped me,

Great article and appears to allow the reader to make an informed decision with little bias

Unbiased and informative, you allowed the reader to make an informed decision.

I get so sick of the arguements and heated debates over coffee/caffeine and their effects. It was very refreshing to read this and prove to people that it is a simple matter of deciding what each individual can lose and/or gain with his consumption habits. Thank you for laying out the facts (as we know them.)

I'd have to agree with the last comment, everything in moderation; but more to the point, everything in tune to your own body...

If that seems a bit oblique, then simply work out your own limits for yourselves... (i.e. try drinking one cup in a day, then the next, try drinking 3 cups, and so on and so forth)

Closing note... there's absolutely nothing wrong with a good cup of fresh (not nescafe instant crap) coffee...

Interesting article, it shows all the different perspectives to coffee, of which is a fascinating substance!

This is a very educative article. Now I know both the good and the bad sides of coffee and how much I should drink. I really needed this because am reading for exams and coffee has been helping me but I was warried about its effects because I was ignorant about it (effects of coffee). Thank you for publishing this article, amd sure it has helped so many people out there just like me.

Sandra Ajanga.
Uganda, East africa.

This was a great article. Unbiased, and very informative. It allows for you to decide on whether or not coffee is healthy to drink.

this was a great article..But according to some people that coffee can cure some ailments!it is true?It can harm also?

Something to consider, try switching to black tea for a week. I was drinking cup after cup of coffee to keep my energy up, because I had become completely dependent on it. After quitting for a couple of days, I feel that I am in control of my health again. I had a couple days of headaches, but those are now gone. I have been drinking lots of water and about three cups of black tea a day and feel great. Also, red tea, rooibos, is great to drink at night after dinner. Be the judge of your own health after not drinking coffee for a week, and see if you think it is good for you.

I switched to tea, my vision improved, try it

A lovely write up. Unbiased, it has left each coffee drinker a choice of either to stop or continue, depending on whether you are better off with the advantages or disadvantages of cofffee.

It would be good to have references to the research articles which depict these "facts". one must also be aware of the fact that coffee is the 2nd largest world traded commodity behind oil, thus putting coffee/caffeine in a bad light is sure to lose a lot of rich greedy men a lot of money!

I enjoyed reading the information. I was just wanting to see if there was any new updates on the subject. I want to overcome the headache situation. Thanks.

@ tbtk

look into possible ADD meds to help relieve your headaches and concentration. i had the same issues growing up and mild stimulants were the answer for me. prescription stimulants work much better and are more controlled than the caffine from coffee

its very helful for students in increasing their gernal knowlegde and also helpful in creating projects with efficient information.

Great article. Very balanced and informative. Now I won't be so hard on my daughter about her coffee intake. I will encourage her to sip a cup before her exercise class even. (smile)
Knowing beats NOT knowing! Thanks!

Just started taking coffee bout a month ago. just a cup per day. never knew it was this good. it thus gives me this refreshing outlook on life. Its like am goona have the best day of my life. GOD BLESS COFFEE,........ nah, okay I wud say GOD BLESS COFFEE MAKERS....... lol

Great article and write ups....Thumb up!!!...At first, when I started taking coffee newly due to the mental alertness on my studies, my friends used to criticise me saying "Chidi, I m sorry for you for you dont know what you are doing to your self....."But with thnis nice and informative write ups,I think that I can defend my self.Thank you once again....Cheers!!

I don't drink coffee regularly but hv always wondered about the effects of coffee I lyk the discussion it has enlighten me thanks!!

I saw something a magazine mentioning only the good news about coffee, and I wanted some balance. Your article filled the bill. Thank you.

coffee is definitely addictive but too much is not right..juz drink moderately:)

From David: The Psychiast gives me so
many meds to keep me sane, that I use
coffee and cafeine pills to offset the terrible numb brained idiot that all the stupid meds turn me into! That may seem to be counterintuitive, but what else can I do? If I stop the Meds, I may hurt somebody. I'm stuck!

Exessive intake of coffee results in body itching.

80 years old. Recently for quite a lengthy period (say 9 months as a guestimate) most of my intake was granule (Instant) coffee but intermittently took tea or water. Eventually got very itchy over my body, especially my back, shoulders, arms, legs and weeping ears, saw two specialists. Informed I had mild allergy and ear eczema. Given ointment and antihistamine tabs.
They helped to keep matters under control.
An eureka moment occurred not so long ago when I decided to stop taking granule coffee altogether.
To my delight, itchiness and ears seem to be clearing up.
I love coffee so will in future only take one or two cups of filter coffee a day to keep the doctors away.

i think coffe is very good ofr everyone that is able to drink it i am a 14 year old student that studies in central high i have been drinking coffe since i was in fifth grade i wakeup early every morning to go to school and every morning before going to school i drink a cup of coffe, because it puts me in a good mood. it wakes you up and helps you be more active. i haven't notice no changes in my body so i don't think it is harmful for people.

thank you very much, this is very helpful and health too. I think I will have to choose between having a heart attack and an alert brain

you guys enlighten me on the effect of coffee and i appreciate that a lot.Keep on the good work.

I have to say knowing someone who has for several years drunk lots of coffee eg having 4 heaped teaspoons in a mug (ordinary not large) several times per day and who over the last few years has been diagnosed with bone density problems eg spine crumbling I am now sure it is heavily influenced by this tho there is probably a genetic link too.

I am happy with the story only the dangerous effect caffeine has on the Bone density makes me mad as i take coffe on a daily basis.

I used to drink coffee by the cups everyday for years and only in the 50's. I found out my bone density is terrible. I fell and broke my ankle in 3 places and the doctor said when he operated and put the plates and screws in he had to put extra screws because there was no bone to hold the screws.

Hope I can walk ???

I have been drinking coffee since i was little...givin to me by my grandparents.
Just now 21 and coffee has no boos of energy affect on me and times makes me sleepy.
I came to this sight wondering how harmfull it could be and im still a little iffy on it but think it is time to slow down a bit ....and thanks for all the info :>

I think ... something a mazing and great article very nice........i think coffee is very good of every one that is able to drink i have been drinking coffee 6 year and full enjoy.....................................mostly very nice

the coffee has to be VERY strong in order for it to actually keep you woke, you know, the kind that puts hair on your chest. AT my job, we call it, Cowboy Coffee. Lol! But hey, it works for me.

Thanks, doing a research report, this was very helpful

hi i'm 19 y/o. i don't drink coffee for more than a year now. it started one night when i had severe palpitation and my hands went having tingling sensations after taking 2 cans of coffee. also, my arms became weak... would it be safe for me to drink coffee again?

I drink 3 to 4 cups before i workout,and it helps from getting fatigue.

I gave up coffee completely and found that previous regular sinus problems disappeared

coffee = mucho LOKO!!

I think it is beneficial to get as much information as possible, about the potential positive or negative effect that a certain kind of food (beverage in the case of coffee) has, on our health and well-being. Yet, I doubt that, even then, we are in the position to make safe judgments about the suitability, necessity, frequency and quantity of consumption of that specific food.
This is due to the fact that we often hold a subjective opinion in matters related to what we eat. Other people feel a kind of extreme anxiety and stress, which they cannot control, after drinking just a tiny cup of coffee. Others may have a staggering dozen of cups, on a daily basis, and they can have a night’s sleep better than a baby’s! What is good and beneficial, in terms of health, for one person, might be extremely harmful for another person, and vice-versa.
What we need, in such a kind of cases, is sound medical advice. Specialized and general practitioners are properly qualified and experience to reach to an informed and realistic conclusion, in regards to the health effects of a certain nutritional habit. This, of course, depends on the right degree of combination between our co-operation and their trained intelligence.
For more information about this issue, you can read:
Health concerns arising from drinking coffee

put in a half of spoon of coffe lets you drink double cups per day))

this was beautiful.whats your name again?

I was baby born, coffee fed and continued to enjoy and cultivate my enjoyment of coffee still many years later. I carefully choose my choice of product that I like to drink and still find that I am better off than the other vices
that can relatively add headaches to your life cycle, quicker and deadlier -
I'll stay with my choices of Nicarauguan and European filter cleansed and managed growth coffee planters. it is a fine product and over my experience has produced no side effects -
And the caffine myth is just that..

my friend sitting right next to me now drinks coffee like a fish and he just loves it! Doesn't want to listen at all. what can i do to help?

Fish drink coffee????

Hey.. this has been very useful, particular for someone like me who gets paranoid for all that one cup of coffee that I have in a week. Kalyan Sivalenka

I'm 50 years old, and have been drinking coffee since I was 12yo. I drink it very dark and strong and about a 1/2c of sugar per 1 liter. It is the only drink I drink, except when it's hot outside, I'll have water in the summer sun. I have no pain or problems and am regular. But my body has a dependency on it now, but it's a good trade for not feeling like a lot of people my age in construction... lol

Thanks for the info. They thought I was overdoing it with one can a day.

Hi, coffee is not my favorite drink but at my job I need to as stay alert n concentrate I could take energy drinks but they make me my stomach sick... N i take 2/3 cups a day 1 in the morning n one in the evening only when i need them....

hey,
dont it affects the way u sleep?

I started drinking coffee last year and afterwards, felt very uncomportable (nervous, jitter, tired etc.). Now, stop drinking coffee and no problem at all.

Here I sit with a cup of coffee in hand. For me the con's outweigh the pro's. This gives me cause to re-think about having that cup or three each day. with better sleep habits and exercise, maybe I can learn to live with out it. Converse Tx

very intriguing knowledge

I've been drinking coffee since age 5. It started as a time sharing experience with my grandfather, who would wake up early in the morning for work. I am 27 years old now, still drinking. I love the taste, not the effects, its a pleasure drink for me- though I can drink a whole pot easily myself.

On to the article... there are benefits and risks when drinking coffee...but honestly, what in life doesnt come with benefits and risks? I chuckled as I learned it would take 80-100 cups to kill a human (drank very fast). I, for one, could never drink that much coffee, despite my love for it, and I'm sure even the most enthusiastic drinkers could state the same. Coffee, like anything else, will never be 100% healthy for us, but in general, also will not bring about a swift and painful death. Even the most 'healthy' of foods, when taken in large doses, can be harmful. Fruit has too much sugar, carrots, too much...Iron, I think it is? Meat, too much cholesterol or fat, bread...too many carbs. The fact is: before all this technology, we were eating/drinking relatively guilt free, and haven't died off as a race and in fact, have only begun to live longer as a species.

Bottom line? Unless you have a medical condition in which coffee would harm you, don't take things so seriously. We are ALL going to die...some day. Enjoy life while you still have it, but of course, like with anything else, take it in moderation.

As a side note, I appreciate the article's attempt to be unbias, very educational.

Like many other things that we consume or use... keep it in moderation...

As a my view point it is right that coffee make our mind better. and during the morning if we drink coffee it will make as fresh.
Thanks & best Regard
Samim Hashimi
hashimi2010@yahoo.com

COFFEE CAN KILL YOU?! :O

drinking too much of coffee can increase yr blood pressure?

Informative article with the exception of no. #15. It appears to be the victim of vandalism, or is at least suffering from the effects of being irresponsibly worded.

While it isn't wholly unsubstantiated conjecture that people may die as a result of caffeine consumption (as with virtually anything in excess), it's misleading that there seems to be little precedent for it, and vague in failing to mention how much is needed to be considered toxic/deleterious.

Does the lack of any sources mean that you can't back anything you've just stated up or did you simply forget to put them. in any case you lose all creditability when referring to researches that you can't even mention.

I've found that once one gets used to drinking coffee it becomes part of one's being,and you can determine when you've had enough,So Drink Up "ONLY THE CAFFINATED""BRANDS"!1!!!1

I never really noticed how coffee can affect your body. My friend and I are doing research on how caffeine in coffee can affect your body and this link showed up. This is really going to help us with information for the science fair. Im personally not a coffee drinker, but I think I might change my mind about it. Maybe limit it to one or two cups a day.

Ya sure give suiciding tips to young depressed teens...

Oh god hahah because of my exams I've been drinking like 3 cups a day D: Oh god im so gonna cut down to 1 or 2 after my exams XD

this is amazing i love your work .. MOREEEEE websitess plzzz bbe thankss

I am a male of 67 yrs old and have been consuming at least 2 cups a day. It has been fine, until lately. Over the the last 2 years I have been urinating almost 10 times a day except at nite as I dont have diabetes. Two weeks ago I got an attack of Reflux and I stopped drinking any coffee. Ever since I stopped coffee I am urinating as normal at about 3 or 4 times a day only.I am delighted. I am not going to drink any more coffee ever. The best is a glass of warm water.

Great article. Unbiased. But where did this information come from? If facts are stated, why are the references and studies supporting them not cited?

fellow readers try 3cups of caffeine and the burn intense energy drink

I had absolutely no idea. Raises other questions too.
I drink coffee not water (favored or otherwise), what kind of health risks could this pose?

This article is quite interesting ,balanced and very informative.I wish there were more references to the sources of information.

hya i drink coffe more than 10 cup a day.....does it affect my health
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Wow, and I thought coffee was just an awful, unnecessary drink, but after reading this info, Im drinking many cups daily. Thanks for posting these facts about coffee, i mean, people gotta know what exactly theyre consiming

I am having strong coffe especially during exme Time , but people telling me that its really harmful to m'y health . Today Nice to hear thèse information !

thanks for this information..i can say that i am not a heavy drinker of coffee but i take 5 glasses of it every week..i got scared on the last part of your explanation that coffee has a possibility of killing people..so,i think i will minimize my habit by 2 glasses per week..thanks a lot !

so in all is it good to use or not?

it deffinatly gives you alot to think about, i myself have ADD and find coffee very relaxing. i do have insomnia though, but that started at a verry young age for me, before i even knew what coffee was. it makes me wonder if coffe contributes to this poblem.

I am a new coffee drinker, I drink about 1 cup per week...is that bad? I feel like I might increase that to two or three times a week but I don't want to get addicted.

I really like the coffee, and after reading this article to be aware of the benefits contained in the coffee ... thanks for sharing the knowledge ..(www.my15minutes.net)