I am a Coffeeholic! Isn’t Coffee (Caffeine) bad for you?
Posted in Health & Fitness with 16 Comments
I love coffee. Drink it everyday here in Malaysia. Whether its Nescafe or Starbucks or kopitiam, there’s nothing like a freshly brewed cup of coffee with extra milk (low fat), a little gula and sometimes a hint of cinnamon and cocoa. Aaaah yes…its good!
Is coffee bad for you?
Following a typical discussion I have with people about coffee:
Person A: “Kevin, you drink coffee?”
Me: “Oh yeah….am a coffeeholic. At least two cups per day.”
Person A: “Isn’t coffee bad for you”
Me: “Hmmm….Why? Whats wrong with coffee?”
Person A: “errrr….it has caffeine. Like daaaa”
Me: “Yeah but whats wrong with caffeine?”
Person A: “errr…..I dunno”
…Consumers (you included) rarely know why coffee is bad for you. …
Well the point here is that more often than not, consumers (you included) rarely know why coffee is bad for you. So what is the problem or issue with caffeine. Afterall, its not only in coffee, but in teas, softdrinks etc.
Coffee: The Good and the bad
Ok lets break it down. I’ll share with you tentang kebaikan dan keburukan copi kesayangan kita :)
- It tastes awesome! Well, probably a personal opinion here.
- Keeps your awake. Its a stimulant.
- Its a great source for antioxidants.
- Used as a fat burning ingredient in most, if not all, thermo based supplements.
- Coffee has a mild diuretic effect. means more trips to the bathroom.
- Can increase your mental performance and ability to focus
- Can cause irritable Bowel Syndrome.
- It is a stimulant so obviously there are short term side effects such as restlessness, insomnia etc.
- In the long term, coffee has been linked to Osteoporosis
- Coffee is diuretic. Hence can increase dehydration.
- Coffee is not addictive but can cause caffeine withdrawal syndrome (headaches, lethargy etc)
July 19th, 2008 at 12:38 am
Kev,
Deviate a little bit. I luuuuv tea. Is drinking too much tea hazardous to our health? I drank like 3 cups of tea per day on average. Nothing special, just a normal everyday black tea (like Lipton yellow label tea).
July 19th, 2008 at 1:26 am
arch – well tea contains caffeine as well but typically less than coffee. I don’t think 3 cups per day is hazardous to your health. The susu pekat manis is more “harzardous” :D
July 19th, 2008 at 10:41 am
hmm..
kinda medical doc!!
u r correct when listing down those good and bad features of coffee…..
but yet,i reckon that u’ve shown that it’s more to negative side….
huhu…juz commenting….great job!!
July 19th, 2008 at 12:51 pm
kev,
how bout creamer? how bad is bad? :P
July 19th, 2008 at 2:35 pm
feez – well cream is fat. fat or obesity is much more dangerous than coffee.
dr smart – well yeah..i would say there are obvious negative effects…but what i feel is important is that we understand them. So that if you still decide to minum (like I do hahah), at least you know the pro n cons.
July 19th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
I prefer tea then coffee but sometimes it gives me headache!! don’t know y!
great article. learnt something new about coffee!!
=)
July 19th, 2008 at 9:54 pm
did you guys know that coffee is calorie free!
a cup of “kopi-kosong” has ZERO CALORIES :) Same goes for teh-kosong. So when you go to coffeebean or starbucks its the cream, sugar, chocolate etc that makes up all the calories.
July 22nd, 2008 at 12:50 am
do you know that coffee can precipitate arrythmias like SVT’s ? I am a coffee-holics..quite a number of doctors are coffee-holics to make them awake during their night duty..mmmmm
July 24th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
Hi Kevin,
Thanks for the post.. =)
I was once a coffee addict then I swerved to tea.. but i dont think tea works for me..
N now, to gradually cut my coffee consumption, i only order tall sized low fat latte (no flavoured syrup and no sugar)dlm 3-4 times per week..part of bfast..
Any good kevin?
August 13th, 2008 at 12:24 am
Kev, I am addicted to coffee, really that part about
ostoeporosis(right spelling?)scares me lah. Why must something so good be bad ya? You are such a health freak but lose out to coffee.hahaha.
Like you said we only have one life…so live it up ya, no one is healthily perfect, so have a cuppa..
yawn…i am so sleepy now, should i make kopi secewann??? hehe
September 17th, 2008 at 6:38 am
Hi, Kev. I am addicted to coffee, I love it more than anything, I can’t live without it. I’ve even stolen money from my mother sometimes to buy coffee. Is that so bad?? I mean I know stealing is bad but.. I don’t know.. Sometimes I’d do anything just to get some coffee.
September 21st, 2008 at 9:07 am
Salam to you Kev..
I found this article while browsing some website.
Decaf do contain caffeine
“My caffeine investigation found that decaf varieties contain between 8 and 32 milligrams of high-octane zip, depending on the cup size. Although this is significantly less than regular Joe (a typical 8-ounce cup provides 100-150 milligrams of caffeine), even a small amount may matter to caffeine-sensitive people. My advice: If you struggle with insomnia, stick with caffeine-free herbal tea starting late afternoon”
Hope you are surviving this puasa, do take care ya.
Have a nice day!
February 24th, 2009 at 10:10 pm
Save water, drink coffee!
March 26th, 2009 at 1:57 pm
coffee is great, but it stain teeth…
is it?????
April 3rd, 2009 at 9:23 pm
yes tell me bout it ….. i did teeth whitenin not too long ago … painful experience I must say.
August 19th, 2009 at 12:04 pm
This is my first visit here, thanks