Among the 10 vices listed was COFFEE, here is an exerpt:

It's completely OK if you need it to pry your eyes open in the a.m. A wealth of research suggests that coffee doesn't just pick you up -- it fights heart disease and some cancers, and it may even help you push through harder, longer workouts.

Moderate coffee-drinking in middle age has been associated with lower risks for dementia and Alzheimer's. And a 2009 review of more than four decades of research found that for every additional cup of coffee you drink each day -- high-octane or decaf -- your risk of developing type 2 diabetes shrinks by 7 percent, possibly because chemicals in the beverage improve your body's insulin sensitivity and increase metabolism.

Enjoy up to two cups a day; more than that may leave you jittery or rob you of that precious number-one pleasure -- sleep.





http://www.cnn.com/2010/HEALTH/08/1...index.html

Hi Cran -- thanks for posting this! Interesting that decaf was mentioned -- is the benefit from the chemicals in the coffee bean or the caffeine? Curious, because I've weaned myself off of a heavy caffeine dependency to half-caf with breakfast and a decaf in the afternoon. I'm finding it's much easier for me to get into the Zone and stay on track with less caffeine.

Laurie

Yeah, I don't know! The other reports that I have read on this were not specific as to whether or not it was caffeine or decaf.

I seem to do just fine on a few cups of coffee.

Cranberry-

I'm glad you brought up this issue. I recently revisited my love for Black Ice tea (Honest Tea brand) and I'm sure it contains some caffine.

Since then, I have so much more enery than before and it has helped settle my IBS symptoms. What do you know! I'm really lovin' that tea. I don't think it has that much caffine, anyone happen to know? Thanks.

I would have to go back to research it, but I believe that someone had posted once that it was the interaction between the caffeine and the naturally-occurring chemicals in the coffee that offered the protection against diabetes.

Black tea and coffee are generally pretty close to the same for caffeine content. I am not sure if that holds true for Honest brand, though.

FYI-

Just read that the Black Ice tea from Honest Tea contains 1/2 the amount of caffeine found in coffee. The Green Tea has 1/3 and the Black Forest berry, Pomegranade, and Honest Ade Quenchers have zero caffeine. (honesttea.com).

Is 1/2 the amount of caffeine ok to consume daily? Thanks.