Health
Coffee as a weight loss drug?
Can coffee help you lose weight? Sounds ridiculous, I know, but a recent study suggests that an extract of unroasted coffee beans can do just that. The hypothesis is that the acid in this extract helps reduce the absorption of glucose. It’ll be interesting to see if further studies confirm this, and also whether this … Continue reading
How much caffeine is in your drink?
I like this infographic…it provides a quick, visual reference for relative caffeine levels in different drinks. Most interestingly, note how low down on the caffeine scale espresso is compared to a tall cup of drip coffee from Starbucks! I don’t feel so bad about drinking four double shots a day now. Anyway, click through for … Continue reading
Health Benefits of Coffee and Tea
Regular Coffeeopolis readers know I’m fascinated by the health effects of coffee, and lately stumbled upon a cool infographic that talks about both coffee and tea health benefits. Much of it I already knew, but some of it was new…such as, did you know that adding milk may stop the benefits tea has against cancer? … Continue reading
Coffee clothing
The idea of coffee clothing may sound a bit ridiculous, but hold on a second here, there might be something to this. A company called Virus Action Sport Performance has recycled spent coffee beans, processing them into fibers that are used to produce a warm base layer for cold weather activities. You do still need … Continue reading
Is Coffee a life-saver?
It seems I’m always seeing some new article touting the health benefits of coffee. This time around, I came across a single article that seems to cover most of them. Let’s see, coffee: Coffee reduces the risk of skin cancer (basal-cell carcinoma, specifically) reduces stroke risk reduces depression in women reduces risk of type 2 … Continue reading
Kids and coffee
Should kids drink coffee? Of course not, right? Well that’s what I USED to think. Sure, I’d let my daughter taste my espresso. Not a big deal. But I’d never dream of letting her drink much at such a young age. However, like everything in life, the reality is much more complicated. It turns out … Continue reading
