by MeMySelfAnEye on October 26th, 2008

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Is caffeine really bad for you? In what ways, specifically?

Yes - 33.09% (91 votes) 33.09%

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by Anonymous on October 4th, 2010
voted: No
As for coffee, I'll will take mine black and in moderation. Tried tea, but it never gave me the lift I needed to start my day. Two cups in the morning and no more the rest of the day. As for coffee being bad for you, not many people get out of life alive. I have my peccadilloes and life without good food, good wine, coffee and chocolate would be less enjoyable.
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- It depends on the individual. Myself, I cannot have it as it gives me PVC's. However, my husband, who has A-Fib from three heart attacks, has no trouble with it.
  
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  by sussiedue on April 6th, 2011
- Caffine has just been found to reduce the occurances of alzheimers (sp?) and parkinsons diseases in consumers. Not bad for you as far as this study seems to go.
  
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  by Helen on April 6th, 2011
- Caffeine is considered a toxin but it also has it's good qualities. If consumed in moderation, the good could out weight the bad. Too much of it can have several negative effects on the body, including the heart and liver. Not recommended for consumption if you're doing a body detox.
  
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  by fightforfreedom on April 6th, 2011
- Anything taken beyond its safe limits is bad. The problem with the question is that it forces people to be categorical is answering Yes or No. It is not if taken within limits, yes if you are going to sate yourself with it.
  
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  by joesfortune on April 6th, 2011
- I drink 60 ounces of coffee every day. If caffein were bad for one's health, I would have been dead forty years ago.
  Recent studies in Scotland and Holland, amongst others that I can't cite, show that caffeine significantly reduces the risk of heart problems and strokes. It sharpens mental acuity, wakes you up, adds pep to your activities, and reduces the effetcs of alcohol.
  As QuatzKitty rightly points out, it is only one amongst dozens of foods that were demonised but have since been proven beneficial.
  If you try to take away my coffee, you'll have trouble tying your shoes for a long time.
  
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  by Sandman on April 7th, 2011
- My brother is a chemical engineer for Dow Chemical... His Chem. final was to bio-engineer asprin apart and back together, now he doesn't take asprin..lol. His comment is, anything not naturally found in the body isn't gonna be good for it. My answer is moderation in all things. Having said that, I have had 2-3 cups in my entire 50 years.
  
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  by Kevin_K7938 on April 8th, 2011
- No matter if caffeine is bad or not, we all have to be agree that this country move on coffee. The performance is much better after a delicious hot cup of coffee...
  
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  by Andres Inez_T on April 9th, 2011
- cafiene caused my fybroid cysts in my breast's my doctor told ne not to stop drinking any thing that has cafiene in it and take vitamin e. After about a month the cysts were gone.
  
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  by Nancy Lee_G on April 10th, 2011
- I've heard pros and cons about coffee as far back as I can remember, everything from stunting my growth (when I was a kid) to giving me caffeine jitters. Now it's been proven that coffee can ward off diabetes in certain individuals, and that it's actually good for you in moderation. So go ahead and enjoy that cup of Joe every morning, and throughout the day, as long as it gives you enjoyment and no adverse side effects. I know I couldn't start my day without it.
  
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  by goldiemae on April 10th, 2011
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by QuartzKitty on October 10th, 2010
voted: No
How many foods have doctors criticized, demonized, and ultimately tried to destroy that they eventually had to change their tunes on?

They shoved margarine down our throats for decades, only to later find out that it is actually WORSE for you than the butter they were trying so hard to crucify. While the butter contains beneficial compounds that margarine did not.

Are eggs good for you or bad for you this week? They claim something different so often, it makes my head spin.

Don't forget about salt. Decades spend trying to find something bad to blame on salt, and all they can say is that it will maybe, possibly raise blood pressure in a small number of people. That's it.

Chocolate. Alcohol like wine. And now it turns out that removing the fat from milk makes it LESS healthy, because we cannot properly absorb the vitamin A without fat. So, whole milk is now better for you than skim.

We keep hearing more and more about the health benefits of foods that doctors tried so hard to crucify. After all the times they have been wrong about certain foods, foods they tried so hard to destroy, why does ANYONE listen to anything doctors have to say about food? They've obviously proved they are full of shit and don't know anything about food.
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- Especially overweight doctors that smoke! LOL! But I see what you mean. Eggs were the BIG culprit with too much cholesterol - but they were not looking at the whole diet. If you're eating 3 eggs a week, but pigging out at Burger King almost every day - who's the culprit? Certainly not the egg!
  
  I recently heard that LARD is better for you than butter. I never had lard, but my grand-parents say they always used to cook with it before margarine came to town(which I guess people bought because it was less expensive?).
  
  It comes down to looking at the WHOLE picture. Bashing the dairy industry along with others...obviously an agenda!
  
  Here's to moderation in everything and GOOD HEALTH TO ALL! :-)
  
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  by Shauna on October 21st, 2010
- I have honestly eaten anything I wanted, growing up in australia - course, we didn't have junk food very often, no snack cakes or anything, but we lived in the country, got milk straight from the dairy, ate eggs and bacon, had a rain water tank - I have never had a cholesterole problem, no blood pressure problems, no eye problems, no health problems whatsoever. I remember in the 80's as a 10 year old, we heard that the US has pronounced tomatoes as evil too. Not now are they.
  
  The problem is, most people think that doctors are infallible, and most aren't as smart as they want people to think they are. They make stupid mistakes just like anyone else. I have come across many doctors, mostly specialists who weren't able to pick up on the most common sense issues. Then they bitch and complain about law suites. WELL, if they used thier bloody brains, really.
  
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  by Helen on April 6th, 2011
- I think a great rule of thumb is that the best foods don't have a barcode. If food's been tampered with and has an ingredients list that sound like industrial cleaner, it's almost always going to be inferior. Food occurs in nature equipped with all of the necessary balance of nutrients we need to optimize health. If we eat whole foods and don't exceed our caloric requirements, I think we're pretty safe.
  
  If it weren't possible for me to make a food myself (given appropriate time and skill), from whole, unprocessed ingredients, I'd rather not have it. I'm sure given time and skill I could make chocolate, coffee and wine :)
  
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  by Catherine_S6378 on April 6th, 2011
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by RosieGHM Jetpacker on October 5th, 2010
voted: No
It is good for heart. Coffee is beneficial as long as it isn't excessive. Those who avoid coffee are doing themselves a disservice. :)
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- sooy to disagree I cannot drink coffee as it makes me so ill and I can end up in hospital, with even a couple of grains, love the smell though of ground coffee
  
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  by Anonymous on April 8th, 2011
- As is true of everything Anonymous. If coffee makes you ill then clearly it is not for you. Similarly red wine is very good for the heart..except for alcoholics, correct? There are always exceptions to every generality and you are one of them. Happy Saturday! :)
  
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  by RosieGHM Jetpacker on April 9th, 2011
- I'm doing a service of good by not drinking it for the sake of everyone, because i get crazed and have a bad headache later thats really not fun to be around me. but yeah the smell is great.
  
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  by missSvon on April 14th, 2011
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by MoreCowBell on October 4th, 2010
voted: No
Everything in moderation is just fine. Life is too short to deprive yourself.

…..Coffee’s done :-)
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by AB is an asylum run by the inmates, ciao! on October 4th, 2010
voted: No
Coffee is the elixir of life! Coffee powers the economy of the world. Have you ever been in an office when the coffee ran out?
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- Yes it was a newspaper on printing day and it was horrendous. I remember it well and thinking to myself that must have almost as bad as a sailing ship would have been years ago if the rum ran out!
  
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  by sweetielowe on October 7th, 2010
- Yeah, it's equivalent to a drug house with no drugs. Not that coffee is bad, but the fact that people drink it like it's water makes them addicted to it like junkies.
  
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  by haveaboat on April 6th, 2011
- Yup. I drink it all the time.
  
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  by AB is an asylum run by the inmates, ciao! on April 7th, 2011
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by Siyanor on October 4th, 2010
"one half of a small Starbucks cup of coffee (a “Grande”)."

Who would expect me to believe anything this guy says?
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by harlekkin on October 4th, 2010
Has anyone even mentioned the fact that coffee contains some pretty powerful antioxidants, claimed to be even more beneficial than those of green tea?

I see nothing wrong with drinking a cup or two every day, but as with anything, moderation is a very personal thing. Some can drink a glass of wine, or eat two pieces of chocolate, where others cannot restrain themselves.

As with anything, get a professional opinion on whether coffee suits your lifestyle - and if you enjoy it and it causes no side-effects, go ahead and drink it.
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- Wow, that was a lengthy and wasteful way of telling me that you disagree with my post.
  
  For starters, I'm not American, and don't see that you being "African" is anything useful to add to this discussion. It should be irrelevant to this topic.
  
  The fact that you can't discuss a topic and convey your point of view without insulting someone shows your immaturity, and deserves no further discussion on my part.
  
  Think what you want.
  
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  by harlekkin on October 16th, 2010
- Agreed harlekkin! Geez - looks like "someone" had a bad hair-day!
  Just for that - I'm having 3 glasses of wine and 10 chocolates!
  
  Cheers harlekkin!
  
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  by Shauna on October 21st, 2010
- Hi harlekkin. Was it my imagination, or did some person who claimed he was from Africa, totally bash you for no reason whatsoever?
  
  I even made some remark about the person having a bad hair day or something?
  
  I wanted to show it to my friend how "whack" and RUDE some people get on AB.
  
  If I imagined this - then I apologize and better have 10 cups of java immediately!
  
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  by Shauna on October 21st, 2010
- Well, assuming you're an american as I marvel at your stupidity. But obviously you couldn't reason with my argument, which was: "how does the antioxidants account for all the other poisons"? It is undeniable the effects coffee has on people, and I wonder why doctors say: don't drink coffee, don't drink coke.. I wonder why Health professionals, psychologists and all the other professionals we look to for good health, tell us not to drink coffee? Is it all the poison it contains? Did you know weed is used as a medication, so why don't you start using it, as its SO good for you, mm, maybe its because its actually bad for you. Why don't you drink all the other stimulants that has so many health benefits, but contain that one poison that affects your health at the end of the day? It is ridiculous to use the antioxidants in the coffee as a excuse to drink coffee you fool, as there is more poison (bad stuff) than actually good stuff in it. AND btw, I wonder why health and brain professionals tell children with learning disabilities not to drink coffee? Maybe if you had 4-20 years of university behind you, maybe only then you can understand why, but I guess you must be a secretary for magazine printing company.
  
  And to the commenters: have all the coffee you want, I said it tastes good, and I like it, BUT i'm not naive enough to think its good for me... Theres some good stuff in cigarettes too you know, so I guess you better start smoking more or start smoking, it keeps you skinny after all, will help you loose all those extra pounds.. at least I'm a ectomorph, so i don't need to smoke.
  
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  by EugeneEls on October 22nd, 2010
- GetReal - you didn't imagine it, someone must have removed the post though.
  
  Again Eugene, what's with the insults?
  
  To clarify this for everyone, certainly never did I say in my post that coffee is purely GOOD for you, but personally I don't see anything wrong with drinking it. The fact that it does contain antioxidants is undeniable, and the associated benefits are self explanatory.
  
  Science points out benefits as well as potential risks. Hence why everyone needs to make their own judgment when it comes to drinking it, and seek professional advice especially in people with neurological imbalances, blood pressure and general heart problems.
  
  If EugeneEls is so well educated, how about s/he lists us the good and bad components of coffee with a brief summary of the benefits vs health risks?
  
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  by harlekkin on October 22nd, 2010
- this is pointless. Your logic goes like this: "Rat food is 99% good food, so it must be healthy right"? I NEVER said its wrong to drink coffee, i just said to you, dont use the antioxidants that are in there to justify or give a reason of why you must drink it, as coffee puts more poison into your body than the antioxidants take oxidants out, do you get it now?
  
  And excuse my sarcasm.. Don't take it too personal, so sorry. But all i'm trying to tell you is, that if you want to drink coffee, then drink it, BUT dont look for a reason to drink it any other than it is a luxury and that it tastes good, go read up on the bad stuff about it, then go read about the little good in it, put that on a scale, and if you are a intelligent being, then you would make the obvious conclusion that coffee is bad for you. Look at the title of this blog, "Is MODERATE Caffeine Consumption Bad For You"? Well, how about drinking 8 cups a day? Go read what beauticians say about drinking coffee, and the fact that it dehydrates your skin, aging your skin faster... Why are all the health fanatics so coffeephobic? I'm sure you arent a health fanatic, and I highly doubt you take care of your health in any way, and that healthy living isnt even a concern for you?
  
  You know, I once read a article of all the bad stuff, and how it is actually good for you, and one of the things they mentioned was cigarettes, thats the day I stopped reading magazines.
  
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  by EugeneEls on October 23rd, 2010
- Far out, what is wrong with you? You are putting words in my mouth, can't you read properly?
  
  AGAIN, READ MY POST. Where do I SAY that coffee is GOOD for you? You are so selfish in the way you debate that you must slam the other person to win an argument. Well, that's not how it works. You are not putting forward anything other than assumptions of your own, with no scientific proof of anything, nor any references or logical connections to your examples.
  
  Rat poison? Cigarettes? Beauticians? I'm an uneducated American that doesn't care about his health?
  
  Are you just meaning to be nasty, or are you simply an unpleasant person? Nothing of what you have said so far spoke for or against coffee, simply useless chatter.
  
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  by harlekkin on October 23rd, 2010
- I've read in a number of places that the reason green tea is more widely known for its anti-oxidant benefits is because people usually drink black tea and coffee with milk. Something in the chemistry of the milk causes the anti-oxidants to be far less effective. It seems that plant-based milks don't cause the same problem, and personally, I think soy improves the flavour of a latte!
  
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  by Catherine_S6378 on April 6th, 2011
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by sfeldner on April 7th, 2011
Has anyone noticed that those who answered "no" just tell us why they like it or want it and none of them have gone on the defensive and tried to force their opinions, tastes, or values on anyone else? On the other hand, the majority of those who voted "yes" try to shove their "facts" down everyone's throat, trying to "turn" everyone to their "informed" way of thinking.

Seems just like the vegan/vegetarian debate all over again. Why do these people get so pissed that their "opposition" doesn't fall in line behind them and blindly follow? Why are these people such hate mongers and why do they feel so compelled to "save" everyone who doesn't think like they do? I think they are a bunch of weak-minded "followers", trying to convince themselves that they have made the right choice. If they were happy with their choice then they wouldn't be so hell-bent to prove to the rest of the world that they are right. In the words of Shakespeare, "The (lady) doth protest too much, methinks.”

These people are just pissed-off that most people have freedom of mind and do not choose to follow a crowd based on some rant or fad but rather, most people choose to be motivated by personal choice and are accountable to themselves, alone.
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- I DID just notice that after you pointed it out-I re-read the comments and yep-like non-smokers & deeply religious people, they think everyone should think alike, act alike, and hate the same things-no middle ground. MY personal choice is all that's important to me besides my husband's opinion. You don't like caffeine, folks? Good-that means more chocolate for ME, haha!
  
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  by diamonddiva1954 on April 7th, 2011
- i'm so sick of that myself cause i smoke and drink but i'm caffine free all the way, so i get so pissed at know-it-alls telling me its bad for me to smoke. ah yeah i know but i've had no ills or family ills from it so i'm fine with it, so it's nice to rub it in how addictive caffine is to all those ppl who are coffee junkies looking bad at me and my cigarette i have a bad look for coffee, and thats my reason. a look for a look
  
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  by missSvon on April 14th, 2011
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by Anonymous on April 6th, 2011
voted: Yes
Im shocked at the ignorance regards coffee... Caffeine is a proven toxin, causing many easily misdiagnosed syptoms, while decaf is produced using formaldehyde :@
Dont always believe the hype, always read behind the 'ingredients' and do your research! Life begins when you give up cigarettes and coffee!
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- Please provide research to back up your claim: "Caffeine is a proven toxin". Also, please provide research that shows the harmful effects of using formaldehyde in the processing of foods.
  
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  by sfeldner on April 7th, 2011
- the statement that caffeine is a toxin is correct. caffeine is a known addictive substance, is extremely habit-forming, and can damage parts of the brain. a website collective called http://www.drugs.com/, which contains reports from dozens of studies, has proven that caffeine causes anxiety, panic-like symptoms, and irratability. furthermore, it can cause confusion and psychotic symptoms. formaldehyde is a preservative, and can cause skin irritation symptoms. keep in mind that while not seemingly harmful, another well-known substance with the same properties is arsenic.
  
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  by Curtis_S2338 on April 7th, 2011
- I thought that the industry used super critical fluid extraction with carbon dioxide to remove the caffeine from coffee beans. But, I could be wrong. It could be worse. Back a long time ago, the industry used to extract the caffeine out of coffee beans with benzene. Benzene is a carcinogen.
  
  Besides, decaff coffee still has caffeine in it! The amount is negligible.
  
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  by alchemist_1975 on April 7th, 2011
- Give up cigs, maybe. Give up coffee and you may as well give up breathing! Oxygen is also a proven toxin, I dont hear anyone suggesting we give that up.
  
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by Godluvs on October 5th, 2010
voted: Yes
I used to drink quite alot of Coffee, and often found it made me bad tempered, and even violent at times, I have stopped drinking coffee for about 3 - 4 months now, and found, I no longer need it and feel much calm and not angry... Im not a doctor, so I dunno if this has any meaning but its my expereince.
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- I've often found that it's had the opposite effect on me. No one could put me in a bad mood if I had the right cup in my hand.
  
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  by In-Stereo-Type on October 7th, 2010
- "often found it made me bad tempered, and even violent"
  
  You have more problems than coffee.
  
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  by sfeldner on April 7th, 2011
- Yes, I do. I often bullshit in online forums. Oh, for shame!
  
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  by In-Stereo-Type on April 8th, 2011
- My doctor wanted me to give up caffeine b/c he thought it was agravating a digestive problem. I didn't want to at first b/c I love iced tea (switched to herbal teas), but after being caffeine free for 3 months now, I can say the digestive problem is better and I feel like I have less anxiety and maybe my sinus issues are better to. I just think that our society takes in soo much caffeine, from coffee and $1 iced teas to energy drinks and shots, without really knowing what the health consequences are.
  
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by Inducted Kitty on October 4th, 2010
voted: No
I vote a big fat NO!
I want my coffee and I want it to have lots and lots of caffeine!
It's my 'kick-start' for the day, and it's either that, or I go back to my left-handed cigarette with my pretend coffee. You can't send me to work with nothing!
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by Thriftymaid on October 4th, 2010
voted: No
nah -- I'm going for another cup of coffee now -- be right back
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by Vixen on October 4th, 2010
voted: No
Most things in moderation are ok. If you stick within the RDI of caffine (200 mg or 1-2 brewed cups), it shouldn't be a problem.
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- You have the only real answer so far xD Kudos!
  
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by King Arthur Pendragon on October 4th, 2010
voted: Yes
Tea is easily tastes more better then coffee
TEA IS SEXY
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- Tea has caffeine.
  
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  by Anonymous on October 4th, 2010
- Not as much as the coffee.
  
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  by King Arthur Pendragon on October 5th, 2010
- But is still has it.
  
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  by Anonymous on October 5th, 2010
- Herbal teas don't have caffeine: which makes them very sexy - LOL!
  
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  by Shauna on October 21st, 2010
- Yup ^
  
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by RosieGHM Jetpacker on October 27th, 2008
voted: No
Some people are super sensitive to caffeine..they should stay away from it. I have read studies done on the beneficial effects of caffeine..among them is a lower incidence of breast cancer in those women who drink two or three cups of coffee a day. However, if you drink more than that, it becomes detrimental. :)
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by Ruh Roh on October 26th, 2008
the most immediate effect is that you feel a slight ( almost completely unnoticeable, in my case because of tolerance ) rush, that combined with the diuretic effect which will dehydrate you in 20-30 min, will make you thirsty again. So you drink some more, pee some more, are even MORE dehydrated, drink some.... see where im going here? Dehydration produces electrolyte imbalance, the most noticeable effects will be felt as muscle weakness, heart arrythmias, and inability to think clearly.

Also disrupts normal sleep rhythms, so you do not get as much deep, Stage 4 sleep.

Each person must weigh benefits and side effects.

See MedNet here: http://www.medicinenet.com/caffeine/article.htm
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by Nancy Lee_G on April 11th, 2011
voted: Yes
I had fybroid cysts in my breasts. My doctor told me to stop drinking cafienated drinks; and to take Vitamin E. Within a month the cysts were gone.
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by robert.h.hodges on April 8th, 2011
voted: No
The Answer is Complicated. In large enough quantities a lot of things that are good for you, will kill you. Does that make it bad for you? No, we just need to fink the happy medium for each of us, that allow us to reap the benefits, without the pitfalls. Some of us will not be able to consume any at all, others of us can have lots more than the average person without ill effects. So go forth and doo what you need to do for yourself and leave me alone.
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by jaindough on April 8th, 2011
voted: No
I have ADHD and caffeine is a " natural " cure. Really.
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by Art_W1389 on April 6th, 2011
voted: Yes
Caffeine "facts" off of independent web sources are 99% rubbish!
Go to the AMA or CDC, even the poison control center for real provable info & studies.
Clinical trials of medications containing caffeine have been done by the thousands over the last 50 years. Here's what they found;
Caffeine causes increased heart rate. It causes increased blood pressure.
At levels consistent with "above average use" it was found to cause nervousness, sweating, gastric distress, respiratory depression, & sleeplessness. At mildly abusive levels it was shown to cause sleep apnea, aggressiveness, cognitive impairment, blurred vision & in some individuals it induced manic episodes & panic attacks. At "abusive" levels it caused heart palpitations, arrhythmias, tachycardia, & schizophrenic behavior in some participants.
At the highest level tested, which are LESS than the levels caused by drinking four "energy drinks" or twenty cups of coffee, it was found to cause significant coronary stress and mental disturbance in two-thirds of participants.
Long term studies of caffeine have shown that even moderate use on a daily basis increases the probability of heart disease, stroke, PAD, DVT's, & chronic fatigue, significantly.
There is evidence that it negatively effects diabetes, migrain headaches, gout, & a dozen other "chronic" diseases.
As to it's "positive" effects most are purely subjective. NO positive effects on heart heath have ever been proven. It also IS NOT a quality source of functional antioxidants, requiring high level abuse in order to achieve therapeutic levels of antioxidants.
Finally, when regular "users" of average amounts of caffeine were"weaned"off of it, they reported higher energy levels, clearer thinking, and an overall better feeling of well being.
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- That's ok with me. You don't believe in using caffeinated products? Then don't, but you DON'T have the right to think everyone should believe as you do. The only reason I use caffeinated products is because they TASTE good, not for any health benefit(or no health benefit, take your choice). I DON'T deal with nervousness, sweating, gastric distress, respiratory depression, & sleeplessness, sleep apnea, aggressiveness, cognitive impairment, blurred vision, manic episodes, panic attacks, heart palpitations, arrhythmias, tachycardia, schizophrenic behavior, significant coronary stress or mental disturbance, heart disease, stroke, PAD, DVT's, chronic fatigue, diabetes, migraine headaches, gout, & a dozen other "chronic" diseases. And antioxidants? I don't care one way or the other!
  My husband & I both have ruptured discs in our backs. My doctor says mine was caused by smoking(I don't drink & my injury was caused by SEVERE parental abuse)). HIS doctor told him that HIS was caused by drinking(he doesn't smoke & his injury was caused by a fall I witnessed). What WE got out of it was that he had NO idea what he was talking about & was just trying to get us off of what he considered unhealthful behavior. I get the same feeling from all the articles people quote-you pay any expert enuff & he'll say what his employer wants him to say!
  
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  by diamonddiva1954 on April 7th, 2011
- not only that but it can actualy kill me if I drink it, so I have to be careful when out that a tea spoon used to stair coffee is not used to stair my cup of tea.
  
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  by Anonymous on April 8th, 2011
- I drink lots of coffee, about 10 mugs a day. I smoke about 30-40 cigarettes a day, I eat fatty food. I dont drink alcohol at all. It is 15 years since I saw a doctor for any illness. Even longer since I had a day off sick. Alcohol is the killer, not caffeine, nicotine or colesterol. I am living, healthy proof!
  
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by Wynper on April 6th, 2011
voted: Yes
For me it certainly is bad.

A coke after 6pm and I cannot sleep. Multiple servings of caffeine make my hands shake.
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- Ihat is the artificial sweeteners, not the caffeine. Try proper, full-fat Coke.
  
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by Bruce W Chenoweth on April 6th, 2011
voted: Yes
Only the caffeine addicts, coffee and pop companies will answer no to this one. Dr. Regan Golob (docgolob.com) calls it "black death." Stop drinking caffeine for one month, check out how you feel, then have just one cup of coffee or a caffeinated soda and check in with your body again ...
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by Retired From The Internet on October 15th, 2010
voted: Yes
If you need a drug to wake you up in the morning or keep you going, doesn't that tell you something is wrong with you?

Look into the mechanism that causes caffeine to have the affect that it does. Then decide if that's what you want to do to yourself every day of your life.

For most people it doesn't matter. If you're overweight and smoking and eating at mcdonalds and sitting around in front of the tv most of the day, then caffeine just isn't a factor in your health. If you're that bad off it might even help. However, if you are in good shape and eat well and sleep properly, you will really notice how caffeine makes life worse instead of better.

As with anything addictive, the mind will make up a million reasons why it's good, and instantly believe any reason it hears. Same as some smokers go as far as to think smoking protects them from lung cancer and some alcoholics think the booze is keeping them healthy by killing bacteria or viruses in their bloodstream.
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- Retired, I have smoked for 42 of 56 years and not ONCE have I heard a cigarette smoker use that stupid argument that smoking protects them from lung cancer. I also know alcoholics and again, NEVER have I heard any of them use the argument YOU cite-WHO are these people and tell me where you heard what they've ALLEGEDLY said-I want PROOF that people actually say those things. I want chapter & verse of the study or interviews, or the name of the TV show where you heard these excuses. Unlike someone else in here who did his research and cited the books/pages/studies/etc, you give NOTHING, so I assume everything you've written is off the top of your head unless you can prove otherwise.
  
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  by diamonddiva1954 on April 7th, 2011
- Retired, go and get tested for alzeimers. You are talking absolute rubbish. Smokers would never say anything like that. I smoke, but dont drink. I am very healthy despite smoking, eating fatty food and drinking coffee by the bucket. I beleive alcohol is the bad guy in our society and should be banned. Will never happen though.
  
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by Dontfeedthefatass is the Commodity on October 13th, 2010
voted: Yes
Yes, but only if you become dependent on it. As with anything you become dependent on, you will need to keep increasing your dose to get the desired effect because you develop an immunity.

I periodically ween myself off of coffee for about a week if I feel I start to become dependent.
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by Shauna on October 11th, 2010
voted: No
There are pros and cons to coffee drinking.

Pros: It's rich in antioxidants, may fend off Parkinson's, Alzheimers, type 2 diabetes, may protect against gallstones, kidney stones and liver cirrhosis.

Cons: It is considered a drug - a stimulant. Although it may help many with mental clarity, it is still a drug which may harm if used in excess. Coffee may also lead to high ldl cholesterol, heart disease, heart arrythmias, raise blood pressure, increase risk of osteoporosis, cause sleep disturbances and, once again - dependence.

Like alcohol, if one is NOT susceptible to over-indulging - it may have health benefits.

They say "everything in moderation". In other words, choose your own weapon.
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by garion335 on October 6th, 2010
voted: No
Thank god most people voted 'no' on this...
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- LOL! They won't take it away, friend. Don't worry!
  
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by Isaac on October 6th, 2010
voted: No
All I drank in my early youth was Coke.
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by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on October 5th, 2010
voted: No
not in moderation, no.
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by Great Lakes Shipping Company on October 5th, 2010
voted: Yes
I"m no doctor by any stretch of the imagination but I suppose that even moderate caffeine consumption could or would be bad for some people. I drink one cup of caffeinated coffee a day and have been doing so for many years. As I have green tea. So far, no problems. I have also consumed decaf coffee and tea. So if they ever outlaw caffeine, it wouldn't be any earth-shattering event, at least for me.
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by grahamh88 on October 4th, 2010
I remember one morning I was absolutely tired once I got out of bed (as you would be at 4am). I went to the service station, bought one 500ml red bull and a packet of 'No-Doz' caffeine pills. I went to work, had the redbull, 3 No-Doz pills and a cup of tea with 3 bags. It was not a good feeling, so moderate amounts instead of huge amounts should be ok!
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by user deleted on October 4th, 2010
voted: Yes
"you can barely recognize your own children until you've had your morning coffee."

Well, I don't know about that, because, caffeine has never made me feel better, only worser, but it tastes so good.
Well, caffeine is bad, seriously bad, depending on your health. Like after 6 cups of coffee in a day, my nose would turn into a blood fountain.
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- Ha....worser. Words are fun.
  
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by Rollie on October 26th, 2008
I have read studies that have concluded that caffeine in moderation has not been proven to be bad for you. Too much of almost anything can be bad for you. LOL
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by robert.h.hodges on April 8th, 2011
voted: No
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by TheGrimReefer on April 8th, 2011
Yes, it is bad. The reason it makes you feel wake and alert is because it works the same was a stress. You will produce stress hormones.

Using coffee to wake up or stay awake is a lot like someone putting stress on you. You can stay up all night with caffeine just like you could if someone told you your mother is in the hospital after having a stroke. Putting yourself in that state all the time is not good.

If caffeine is taken before exercise it's basically ok. That's the purpose of stress - to let you do something physical and run or fight and be alert. Your body is attacked and broken down to some extent to provide energy for this, but the exercise undoes that damage. Most people just drink a coffee and sit on their asses though, trading muscle for fat.
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by Anonymous on April 8th, 2011
voted: No
caffeine is good for you like everything else in moderation....
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by RodiKenley on April 7th, 2011
voted: Yes
Well, it dries you out and I must say: we need water.
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- We are over 90% water to start with, I can spare a little.
  
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by lewis6822 on April 7th, 2011
voted: No
I think caffine is good for you because, if you have to drive for ages it keeps you awake.
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by Kaite on April 8th, 2011
I like Coffee and Tea, they both have their places... as for the decaf ... the swiss water pressed version has no famalgahyde... I believe it's Maxwell House that makes the Water Pressed Decaf... I'm sure there are some in the Whole Foods variety... all natural... and Yes I've done my homework... As for food... every thing in moderation... I'm 58, Cancer Survivor and I eat/drink what I want to... "in moderation"
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by Anonymous on April 7th, 2011
voted: Yes
I gave up coffee because it was bad was bad for me personally.
Coffee makes my skin itchy and joints sore it also makes me anxious
I have switched to tea which I now love, It took a while to wean my self of coffee even though I usually only had one a day (In the morning)
I haven’t heard of this happening to any one else though....any one had these symtoms??
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- I gave up caffeine (iced tea and coffee, switched to herbal teas)within the last three months and not only do I feel more calm and less anxious and angry, I also think my sinusitis is better. My doctor wanted me to give up my iced tea habit b/c he thought it was aggravating my digestive problems, which are better also. Insomina also better. Never associated it with rashes but who knows?
  
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by Sandra4006 on April 7th, 2011
voted: Yes
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by Sandra4006 on April 7th, 2011
voted: Yes
Caffeine in itself is not too bad in moderation, however, having voted yes I did so as there is a problem being seen by mental health professionals that teens are overdosing on caffeine through drinking the new(ish) soft drinks that contain caffeine and advertise that they give you a 'jolt'. Sure, we have indulged in Coke since the 40s but from memory it was only available in 6oz bottles, now kids buy super large bottles and drink one or more daily. It is not so much that caffeine is bad but drinking as much as teens do now is bad, ergo caffeine is bad. And, yes, it keeps you awake, but is that good? Bit like long-haul truck drivers taking speed to stay awake - was that good?
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by morlaine on April 8th, 2011
voted: No
I drank coffee, up to a pot or more a day, for most of my adult life. Then I quit for two years because of all the medical hype, then a friend introduced me to flavored coffees and I've been drinking that for years. I enjoy the flavor and have seen no appreciable difference in how I feel when I drink it or when I don't. I think each person should determine their coffee intake by how it affects themselves individually. I don't think you should try to force others to believe or act the way you do. Your life and physical/medical experiences are different than everyone else.
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by Doc on April 8th, 2011
voted: Yes
Caffene is probably no more harmfull than smoking or cocaine.
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by Anonymous on April 8th, 2011
voted: Yes
I cannot have anything with coffee in it as coffee can kill me, I cannot have sweets or drinks with coffee essance in either, I found out this at an early age when I was rushed into hospital after a milky coffee, I cannot even use a spoon that has staired a coffee to stair my tea or I will end up in hospital, why I dont have a clue, it is something in the coffee bean I think that I cannot tolarate, but I do love the smell of ground coffee,
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by Mrs-Australia_Q on April 8th, 2011
voted: No
I have to say I love my coffee and coffee with chocolate on the side is the ultimate. It wakes me up keeps me going and is a great excuse to have a chat with friends or my hubby over coffee. There are way too many pluses than negatives thumbs up to coffee.
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by Mishko_D on April 11th, 2011
voted: No
Caffeine is a mild stimulant and is relatively harmless. Only Mormons who outright want ban all alcohol, soda/pop, coffee, and food they don't like are behind this together with the Robert Wood Johnson Trust Fund (BIG PHARMA pushing their agenda, take pills instead of coffee, take repackaged Welbutrin called Zyban (which is
Wellbutrin exactly the same chemical 100% but with a patent?!?!?!?) instead of smoking, take benzo's instead of drinking, the list is endless. Ritalin is closes related to Cocaine HCL in terms of chemical structure. A small dose with a 20% bio-availability when taken orally is boosted 4x to 80% when taken intranasally (sniffed-snorted) it can be best describe as a long lasting "poor mans coke". It is also an Amphetamine which is just as bad if not worse for the end consumer than Cocaine HCL.
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by BaggyAnswer on April 20th, 2011
voted: Yes
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by billybob on April 19th, 2011
voted: Yes
Caffeine is a stimulant that raises heart rate and blood pressure which could potentially cause heart attack and stroke.
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by hugo.giguere.of.the.la on April 12th, 2011
yeah.. regardless if caffeine is good for YOU or not, it is without a doubt bad for the globe and all of our friends in poorer countries to the south. our 'wonderful' capitalist economy forces countries like peru to plant crops like coffee, sugar, and tobacco instead of food to feed their own hungry people (or to leave as integral rainforest) to feed our self-defeating addictions, above which coffee is one of the most pointless. plain old hokey hot water can be just as soothing or even more invigorating as coffee, and is way less harmful to the brain and body. but everytime you fiends drink an underpriced (because we have more money and guns than they do and we can force down the price) caffeine beverage, you're taking something away from a lot of people somewhere else.. oh yeah.. i guess most of you believe you're not strong enough to resist being hypnotized by starbuck's oozing atmosphere or tim horton's nicotine laced coffee. and your health? you KNOW what's good and not good for you, you just don't want to admit it, fiend. if you crave the bitter taste of coffee, just suck on my bitter remarks instead. -PEACE-
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by BaggyAnswer on April 20th, 2011
voted: Yes
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