# Coffee. Good for you. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 20, 2007, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-good-for-you/408657 "2007-06-20T00:14:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-good-for-you/408657/1 "2007-06-20T00:14:49Z")
Yet another [benefit](http://www.thirdage.com/news/articles/ALT02/07/06/19/ALT02070619-01.html) for us coffee drinkers. Keeps getting better and better, eh? I am expecting naysayers. :dubious: I say “go fish”. Peace, mangeorge ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-good-for-you/408657/2 "2007-06-20T01:17:37Z")
_sips coffee_ Of course it’s good for you! _guzzles coffee_ It works for me, I haven’t had a bout of gout yet! _slugs down more coffee_ Why are you vibrating? ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-good-for-you/408657/3 "2007-06-20T02:15:34Z")
Damn, I miss coffee… ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-good-for-you/408657/4 "2007-06-20T03:10:54Z")
[QUOTE=Maureen] Damn, I miss coffee… [/QUOTE] Come on over. I’ll fix you a cup of Sumatra from near Lake Tawar, roasted just into 2nd crack, and brewed in your chioce of Chemex or press. You bring the biscotti. 😉 So, why no coffee? ---
**Author:** ![Syntropy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/65b543/32.png) [@Syntropy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Syntropy)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-good-for-you/408657/5 "2007-06-20T04:23:54Z")
_sigh_…cardiologist says caffeine bad. Bastage. ---
**Author:** ![Auntbeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Auntbeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Auntbeast)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-good-for-you/408657/6 "2007-06-20T05:47:38Z")
How can anything that helped me through the first year of being a mother and beyond be anything other than the nectar of the gods? As an avowed atheist, I’m personally troubled that I consider Dunkin’ Donuts to be a Holy Place that should be visited more often than it is. (Bless me, DriveThru, for I have sinned. I’ll have an XL with XX sugar and XX cream please) Next thing they’ll be trying to convince us that butter is bad…what? Well what about fried foo…ooh, that too? Well, certainly Choco…WHOA! THIS IS NOT A WORLD I WANT TO LIVE IN!! ---
**Author:** ![MLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-good-for-you/408657/7 "2007-06-20T19:15:10Z")
[QUOTE=Auntbeast] How can anything that helped me through the first year of being a mother and beyond be anything other than the nectar of the gods? As an avowed atheist, I’m personally troubled that I consider Dunkin’ Donuts to be a Holy Place that should be visited more often than it is. (Bless me, DriveThru, for I have sinned. I’ll have an XL with XX sugar and XX cream please) Next thing they’ll be trying to convince us that butter is bad…what? Well what about fried foo…ooh, that too? Well, certainly Choco…WHOA! THIS IS NOT A WORLD I WANT TO LIVE IN!! [/QUOTE] Actually, a small amount of DARK chocolate daily IS good for you. Wish I could find the article, but somebody claimed an effect equivalent to certain blood pressure meds. It was on the internets tubes, honest, it MUST be true. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-good-for-you/408657/8 "2007-06-20T19:19:39Z")
[QUOTE=Auntbeast] As an avowed atheist, I’m personally troubled that I consider Dunkin’ Donuts to be a Holy Place that should be visited more often than it is. [/QUOTE] Their doughnuts are indisputably holey. Daniel ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-good-for-you/408657/9 "2007-06-20T19:21:05Z")
[QUOTE=MLS] Actually, a small amount of DARK chocolate daily IS good for you. Wish I could find the article, but somebody claimed an effect equivalent to certain blood pressure meds. It was on the internets tubes, honest, it MUST be true. [/QUOTE] and actually, butter, in moderation, is way better for you than margerine or other similar spreads. as for coffee - if I couldn’t have it, I’d have to go back to drinking a 2-liter bottle of cola a day. ---
**Author:** ![MLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-good-for-you/408657/10 "2007-06-20T19:21:06Z")
Found it: [Remedies: Dark Chocolate Similar to Blood Pressure Drugs - The New York Times](http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/24/health/24reme.html?ex=1182484800&en=60fa96f333aeb06e&ei=5070) NY Times. > [@](#): > > Four of the five studies on chocolate found reduced blood pressure after eating, but none of the tea studies showed significant benefit. The magnitude of the effect of eating three and a half ounces of dark chocolate a day was clinically significant, comparable to that of beta-blockers like atenolol, known by the brand name Tenormin, or propranolol, known as Inderal. The authors acknowledge that the studies were short and that results may not apply to habitual use. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-good-for-you/408657/11 "2007-06-20T19:41:20Z")
Just this morning as I was heading out the door the dear wife observed that I have been drinking quite a bit of coffee lately. I calmly responded, “_YEAH? So what’s it to ya?_” Sorry, but I gave up butts and booze. Ain’t making no apologies about my caffeine intake. Coffee all morning, water all afternoon. Piss all day long. Works for me. ---
**Author:** ![MLS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@MLS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MLS)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-good-for-you/408657/12 "2007-06-20T20:16:26Z")
[QUOTE=Dinsdale] Just this morning as I was heading out the door the dear wife observed that I have been drinking quite a bit of coffee lately. I calmly responded, “_YEAH? So what’s it to ya?_” Sorry, but I gave up butts and booze. Ain’t making no apologies about my caffeine intake. Coffee all morning, water all afternoon. Piss all day long. Works for me. [/QUOTE] What he said. It may be an addiction, but it’s a legal addiction. And, as we have been saying, it’s good for you. Well, for most of us, with concessions to those unfortunate folks whose doctors tell them not to have any. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-good-for-you/408657/13 "2007-06-20T21:37:00Z")
[QUOTE=Auntbeast] How can anything that helped me through the first year of being a mother and beyond be anything other than the nectar of the gods? As an avowed atheist, I’m personally troubled that I consider Dunkin’ Donuts to be a Holy Place that should be visited more often than it is. (Bless me, DriveThru, for I have sinned. I’ll have an XL with XX sugar and XX cream please) Next thing they’ll be trying to convince us that butter is bad…what? Well what about fried foo…ooh, that too? Well, certainly Choco…WHOA! THIS IS NOT A WORLD I WANT TO LIVE IN!! [/QUOTE] I’d just have to get a second opinion on that. Some in the medical field habitually say “coffee bad”, I suspect. And if that didn’t work, I’d keep going till I found a doc who said what I wanted to hear. ---
**Author:** ![etgaw1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ed655f/32.png) [@etgaw1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etgaw1)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2007, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-good-for-you/408657/14 "2007-06-20T23:45:44Z")
When can we just say anything is good in moderation? Coffee, Butter, Eggs, Alcohol… Use Some and all these things are good use too much they will kill you. Here is an idea don’t base your diet on one item, eat the proper amount of different types of food. etgaw1 ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2007, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-good-for-you/408657/15 "2007-06-21T00:06:07Z")
I can’t take my shit in the morning till I have a cup of coffee. I can’t imagine a world where I couldn’t have any. ---
**Author:** ![mangeorge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d78d45/32.png) [@mangeorge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mangeorge)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2007, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coffee-good-for-you/408657/16 "2007-06-21T00:16:16Z")
I’ve again paraphrased, but I first heard this uttered by Jaques Pepin on one of Julia Child’s show. They were on many times and worked good together. I don’t know the origin of the phrase, but it sure sounds good. 🙂