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Coffee #1 source of antioxidants:

Post by Falco Girgis »

Says FOXNews.com's health article:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,167488,00.html
Article wrote:A new study shows coffee is the No. 1 source of antioxidants in the American diet.

"Americans get more of their antioxidants from coffee than any other dietary source. Nothing else comes close," says researcher Joe Vinson, PhD, a chemistry professor at the University of Scranton, in a news release.

Antioxidants are found naturally in many foods and beverages and are thought to provide health benefits in preventing diseases such as heart disease and cancer by fighting cellular damage caused by free radicals in the body. Free radicals are damaging substances that are produced through normal bodily processes.

Coffee: The New Health Food?

Coffee Provides More Antioxidants Than Fruit?

Fruits and vegetables are hailed as the richest sources of antioxidants, but this study shows that coffee is the main source from which most Americans get their antioxidants.

Vinson says high antioxidant levels in foods and beverages don't always translate into high antioxidant levels in the body. He says the potential health benefits of antioxidants depend largely on how they are absorbed and used by the body, and that's a process that is still poorly understood by researchers.

Researchers calculated the top sources of antioxidants based on the average U.S. per capita consumption of 100 food and beverages containing the compounds.

The results showed that based on both antioxidant content per serving size and frequency of consumption, coffee came out on top, topping other popular sources of antioxidants, such as tea, chocolate, and fruit.

Do You Know the Right Way to Drink Coffee?

Where Americans Get Their Antioxidants

After coffee, the study showed the other top 10 sources of antioxidants in the American diet were:

—Black tea

—Bananas

—Dried beans

—Corn

—Red wine

—Beer (lager style)

—Apples

—Tomatoes

—Potatoes

Researchers say both caffeinated and decaf versions of coffee appear to provide similar amounts of antioxidants. But they say these results shouldn't be interpreted as an excuse to increase your daily java dose for your health's sake.

For example, Vinson says antioxidant-rich fruits and vegetables offer much more in terms of total nutrition due to their higher content of vitamins, minerals, and fiber. He says dates, cranberries, and red grapes contain the highest concentration of antioxidants per serving size of all fruits, but Americans don't consume nearly as much of these fruits as they do coffee.

The study, which was primarily funded by the American Cocoa Research Institute, was presented this week at the American Chemical Society Meeting in Washington.

Learn How Antioxidants Protect Your Body

By Jennifer Warner, reviewed by Michael W. Smith, MD

SOURCES: American Chemical Society Meeting & Exposition, Washington, D.C., Aug. 27-Sept. 1, 2005. News release, American Chemical Society.
Read it and weep, coffee haters.

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Post by Wutai »

Interesting...

I drink coffee every morning anyway. Maybe that's why I haven't gotten sick in about a year...
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Post by Falco Girgis »

I don't see why coffee would be so bad in the opinion of others. You're running hot water through beans. Beans come from the ground. That would be a significant source of nutrients that wouldn't be found elsewhere.

Most people just think: OH NOEZ OMFG WTF IT R TEH CAFFEINATED!?!?~!~``
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It's the fact that my mom drinks too much of it. Even too much water is a bad thing (my sister's friend know's all about this because she has some wierd filtration disease). I personally hate the smell'n'taste of most coffees myself.
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Interesting...

Goes to drink coffee.
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I love coffee; the smell and taste.

My mom's been making it really weak lately, though.
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Post by Falco Girgis »

I love everything about it. It's a man's drink and it gives me the energy to press on during hard times.
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So, if I drink a lot of coffee, I'll hardly ever get sick?
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Smell, but it never tastes up to expectations :(
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It only tastes bad if its really watery.
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Post by spideyspiderman2000 »

That must be why I'm never sick.

Never sick, who am I kidding?
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Post by mofo joe »

I think you guys just have good immune systems... People probably make it unhealthy by adding loads of sugar and cream. I rarly drink coffe, and will only have it black. It has a shitty after taste! But i d0000o0o0oooo *love* tea!
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Post by Falco Girgis »

Yeah, I switch out between tea and coffee fads regularly. Now I'm on one of my drink tea every day and not touch coffee swings.

She says she drinks black coffee... She's definitely a man...
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Post by ismetteren »

i have drinked it alot becuse of the energy, now i actully thinks it tastes good :D

the first time you taste it, it tastes like shit...
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I loved it the first time. Then again it was loaded with sugar... I can drink it black now but I don't get that everything slows down after my 4th cup of black coffee... unike sugared
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