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Coffee is a "Health Drink"

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the bring-my-64-ozs-of-java dept.

WoodenRobot writes "Not that it would stop an Italian or a techie from drinking the stuff, but Chiara Trombetti, of the Humanitas Gavazzeni institute of Bergamo has reported that coffee, especially espresso, is good for you and provides numerous health benefits. All the more reason to tuck into a cup o' Joe - but no more than 3 or 4 cups a day."

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  1. Re:Cheers by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Coffee is a powerful drug. It gives you health benefits at the cost of health problems and addiction.

    You might as well be saying cocaine is a "health powder"

  2. Re:As a techie who doesn't drink it... by Threni · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    > I've never liked the stuff, and I manage to live without caffeine for the most
    > part.

    Depends. If you want to develop and addiction to a drug, and one which causes you to become tense and irritable, and may cause you headaches and trouble sleeping, and which is linked to prostate cancer (it did for Frank Zappa), then go for it - drink a strong cup every morning and take it from there.