Coffee has sometimes been maligned as a dubious choice health-wise. That attitude is changing.
None other than the Harvard Medical School is reporting potential preventative benefits for coffee coffee drinkers for:
- Colon and Rectal Cancer
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Heart Disease
They are even reporting increased life span for coffee drinkers, especially women coffee drinkers.
Another study from the National Cancer Institute reports that chronic Hepatitis C sufferers can reduce the progression of liver damage by almost 53% by drinking 3 or more cups of coffee a day.
If you’re concerned about the caffeine gourmet coffee is recommended. The Arabica bean has almost half the caffeine of the Robusta bean. Arabica beans are used almost exclusively in gourmet coffee, while most commercial grade coffees use Robusta beans. And you get the added benefit of a better tasting coffee with gourmet coffee.
Caffeine only constitutes about 2% of coffee. There are also over 1,000 different vitamins, minerals and amino acids. There’s even some fiber in there that may help prevent the absorption of cholesterol.
A cautionary note: Pregnant women should be careful as coffee drinking has been associated with miscarriages. For the rest of us, remember moderation.
So drink up – it’s a healthy choice.
Tags: Arabica coffee, blended ooffee, coffee bean, coffee health benefits, Gourmet Coffee, robusta coffee
November 16th, 2009 at 4:01 am
How do kona coffee beans compare to the Arabica bean as far as caffeine content? I am trying to watch my caffeine intake so I would be interested in any information you might have.
November 16th, 2009 at 8:23 pm
Thanks for the question. Kona coffee is an Arabica coffee. Therefore I would expect it to have roughly the same caffeine content of a Brazil Santos, a Colombia Supremo, a Jamaican Blue Mountain or any other Arabica coffee.
Remember that the darkness of the roast, the grind and even the temperature of the water used in brewing will impact the caffeine content of your coffee.
Kona coffee is an example of a single origin or specialty coffee. See my blog entitled “A Gourmet Coffee of Singular Distinction” for more information.
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