[MERGED] Coffee

[weye]

i'm a regular coffee drinker. i consume about 2 or 3 cups of java everyday. am i taking too much? what exactly are the bad effects of coffee?

[Ira]

If you are going to have a vice, coffee is probably one of the least harmful -- as long as you drink it in moderation.

Caffeine is the kick in your coffee and drinking too much of it can have noticeable effects. But, as for coffee causing serious health problems, so far the research hasn't proven any links.

Research on coffee's effects continues. Here's what is known: If there is an association between cancer and coffee, it is limited and found only at very high levels of coffee consumption.

Compounds in coffee have been linked to increased cholesterol levels, but the compounds aren't found in filtered or instant coffee.

Caffeine can intensify certain heart rhythm problems. It can also cause a temporary rise in blood pressure. People who drink four or five cups of coffee throughout the morning have slightly elevated blood pressure and higher levels of stress hormones all day and into the evening, creating a scenario in which the body acts like it is continually under stress, according to a group of Duke University Medical Center scientists.

Caffeine increases the amount of calcium excreted in your urine. This suggests that coffee may increase your risk for osteoporosis, but you'd have to drink large amounts of caffeine every day to have any noticeable impact on bone density.

Evidence that coffee can lead to fibrocystic breast changes, in which benign but painful lumps develop in your breast, appears to be weakening. However, caffeine may aggravate the condition.

Coffee also may have an effect on your nervous system, digestive system and bladder. Some problems of drinking too much coffee include nervousness, irritability, heartburn, constipation, diarrhea and bladder irritation in some people.

Daily consumption of up to 300-400 mg/day of caffeine (approximately two to three 8 oz. cups of brewed coffee) has been shown to have no adverse effects. Five would be tops.

On a personal note...I was a coffee addict when I was in school too, and used it as a way to keep me awake. In one severely stressful period (chemistry midterms), I drank 12 cups of coffee, at double the normal strength. Well, it sure did keep me awake the whole night, but let me tell you, I was like a Mexican Jumping Bean...I kept on hopping all over the house the whole time kasi hindi ako mapakali, and my heart was racing for hours. So unless you want to be like that, I suggest keeping your coffee well within the 2-3 cups per day. :)

[Zen]

And did she pass the test? No.. she slept right thru it... woke up 5 mins before the submission of papers... ini-mini-miny-moe.. LOL :P
*ismuts Ira*

[Ira]

LOL binisto pa ako!
*sapak Zen*

[???§ÎNNëÐ???]

according to men's health coffee burns fat, especially if taken in the morning before hitting the gym. recent studies also suggest that drinking 1-2 mugs of coffee a day will help prevent heart attacks.

Bodacious.
5 sets, 10 repetitions each.

[NewtoN]

According to a certain research, a person who drinks 2-3 cups of decaffeinated coffee a day is more likely to have heart ailments than a person who drinks 4-6 cups of ordinary(with caffeine) coffee.

[BadGiRL]

am i wierd or what....
kasi when i drink coffee panigurado i'll get sleepy fast....
ummm...may ibang cases bang ganoon?
how come?

[Zen]

Syempre Ira, sinama mo yung Mexican Jumping Bean story mo eh. :P
You should see her act it out.. LOL :)
Also, coffee doesn't help in sobering up, it may actually aggravate adverse effects!
:D

[oscarwarez]

i used to drink a lot of coffee before, but i stopped 2 years ago when i started experiencing insomnia...and now everytime i drink coffee, i just get dizzy and namamanhid pa yung hands ko...dunno why...any idea.

[MO]

since ur talking about coffee and caffeine, what about sodas? they do contain a lot of caffeine too right? so does that mean excessive gulping of sodas is bad for health in terms of cancer...not acidity level in the stomach ha.

[Ira]

Soda has about 1/3- 1/2 the amount of caffeine as found in normal coffee. That's the same amount found in tea, and in my personal savior in med school, Lipovitan. Caffeine does not cause cancer, so gulping soda by the liter won't cause that. It will cause you untold embarassment in regard to gas, though. Good thing you have really nice friends, MO. :D

oscarwarez: I assume the dizziness is because of the lack of oxygen in your brain. Caffeine causes constriction of the blood vessels, so overdoses can cause dizziness since the brain doesn't get as much O2 as it should. As for numbness...I must say that I never really encountered anybody complaining of that after coffee intake. Any idea, Batang Uliran?

[This message has been edited by Ira (edited 11-18-1999).]

[Mavi]

People drink coffee for those all-nighters to cram for an exam. Does caffeine really help improve your memory?

[ann]

BadGiRL: no, u're not weird ... i get sleepy, too sometimes, after drinking coffee ...

Mavi: improves memory? hmmm, try peanuts na lang [elephants never forget!] or, better yet, mnemonic devices *lol*

coffee is not baaaaaadddd ... unless excessive intake begins to affect ur coordination [shaky hands?] & heart rate ...

[Ira]

Mavi: It just keeps people awake...but the memory is shot to pieces; You're awake, you're tired, nothing's getting into your brain, you want to sleep, but you can't.

[jepoy]

I j-just had f-f-five cups this m-m-morning and i'm f-f-f-fine!

[Mavi]

Not good for memory?!! Dangnabit!

[MO]

if nothing is getting into ur brain so what good is it for?

[Ira]

It's good for keeping you awake.

[Wangie]

IRA: *lol* hindi ko makakalimutan yung pagkwento mo ng overdose ng coffee.....mwahahahahahahahhaha.....you shuold see her act it out.

ZEN: diba? =) hehehe

[Zen]

Hehehehe syempre!
:)

[Mavi]

I had a similar experience as Ira. One exam eve, I had two cups of coffee. Instead of studying, I ended up singing until the 'wee hours of the mornin' (with fake irish accent). My roommates should remember that!

My groupmates in Psychology class held an experiment on coffee and memory. Our subjects were seminarians. We had them drink coffee an hour prior to the memory test. We flashed them a series of wordcards a few seconds each. Afterwards, they were to write down all the words they could remember.

Most of them actually flunked the simple exam. Conclusion:

The seminarians were too excited and distracted to take the test. One, the coffee caused it. Two, they were restless because it was their siesta time. And three, the group of girls inside the seminary was such a novel idea for them.
They may not have remembered the words we flashed but they sure will remember our little experiment. Last we heard we were the talk of the town, er, seminary.

[Kamatayan]

Mavi: Did you have a control group ??? How did they fare ???

[ross]

i dont drink coffee. is that better than taking coffee in moderation? disregarding my smoking, etc.
as for memory, i think it's better to sleep night before a test. just be sure to place your notebook or book under the pillow so you'll absorb it.
is smelling ammonia a better alternative for coffee?

[Ira]

It's been said that moderation is best, and this also holds true for drinking coffee. If you don't like it, then don't drink it. However, 1-2 cups a day will not hurt, either.

As for keeping awake using ammonia...that won't work.

[dantedawg]

caffeine is known to speed the hearbeat, increase blood pressure(sabi nga ni ira), stimulate respiration, and constrict blood vessels. it has long been used to alleviate fatigue and drowsiness, thereby promoting alertness and endurance.
atheltes: caffeine also improves atheltic performance by drawing on fat reserves for energy and by increasing motor skills of conditioned reflexes. it enhances the pain relieving effects of aspirin and acetaminophen and is found in many over the counter prescription drugs.
* not all effects of caffeine are positive. in some individuals, caffeince can cause insomnia, nervousness, irritability, and rapid heartbeat. in some individuals even one cup of coffee induces this "caffeinism".
even if you are not a coffee drinker, caffeine is a common additive in many softdrinks(na alam na nating lahat) two cans of sofdrinks contain the equivalent amount of caffeine found in a cup of coffee. :)

[Jacob]

coffee is overrated.

[MsEerie]

bidgrl: ako din inaantok after drinking coffee.

[Lemon_ade]

im in my early 20s and i consume on the average two cups of coffee. is this bad?

[Ira]

http://www.pinoyexchange.com/forums/showthread.php3?threadid=21921

[acridmouth]

An add-on query: Is coffee fattening? Can coffee cause mean stains on my teeth? Thanks so much. :D

[Ira]

If you take coffee without sugar nor cream, or just with Nutra-Sweet, it is not fattening at all. One cup of unsweetened coffee (6 oz.) contains only 4 calories. That's almost like drinking a can of diet soda. A cup of flavored coffee (eg General Food's flavored coffee), on the other hand, contains around 60-100 calories a cup. As for Starbucks' iced frapuccinos, which contain huge amounts of sugar, cocoa and sweetened whipped cream---well, let's not even get into that. Suffice to say that a glass will give you roughly the same amount of calories as a light meal contains.

As with a lot of types of food, coffee can cause yellowish teeth stains if you don't brush your teeth and you drink huge amounts of coffee. However, with proper dental hygiene, you don't have to worry about that occurence.

[gem]

evrytime i drink coffee, my heart kind of palpitates and my head slightly aches... what does it imply doc ira?

[Ira]

It implies that you have a low tolerance for caffeine. Better stick to decaff, Gem. :)

[FarOutFreak]

I like coffee. Especially when I don't add water.

Really adds some zing to my day.

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[asterisk]

For anyone with mood disorder, taking coffee can present problems, especially those suffering from Anxiety Disorders and Bipolar Affective Disorder (commonly known as manic-depressive disorder).

Those with AD or GAD should take coffee sparingly or not at all, since it can great contribute or jumpstart AD symptoms particularly nervousness.

Coffee can precipitate the mania phase in a bipolar.

[gumacanian]

How about Pilipino coffee, You know the famous RICE 45 !! Is this as bad for us,less bad,or equally as bad? Or is it good for us?

[Ira]

Coffee is coffee, whatever false "nationality" we label them with. They may come from different plant subspecies, but they're all the same nutrition-wise.

[Sophocles^]

What are the symptoms or tell tale signs of being manic-depressive?

[This message has been edited by Sophocles^ (edited 06-23-2000).]

[Ira]

Manic depression requires that a person's episode involves the full symptomatic picture of both manic and major depressive episodes, alternating or intermixed, every few days, with prominent depressive symptoms lasting at least 1 whole day.

Generally, depression symptoms (should happen nearly daily) include: depressed mood most of the day, markedly diminished interest or pleasure in activities, significant weight gain or loss when not dieting (or change in appetite), insomnia or hypersomnia, agitation or motor retardation, fatigue or loss of energy, feelings of worthlessness or excessive guilt, diminished ability to think or concentrate, and recurrent thoughts of death.

Manic symptoms include: a distinct period of abnormally elevated mood, with at least 3 of the following symptoms: inflated self esteem, decreased need for sleep, very talkative, racing thoughts, distractablity, increase in activity or psychomotor agitation, and excessive involvement in pleasurable activities. The disturbance should be severe enought to cause impaired functioning.

[acridmouth]

Is it more perilous for a sixteen-year-old girl like me to take coffee? Mom says I won't grow else I terminate my addiction to coffee (my brothers branded me as the "walking caffeine").

Thanks so much, doc Ira :D Your advice is highly appreciated!

[Ira]

Coffee won't stunt your growth.

[asterisk]

Rice 45, or the so-called Filipino coffee, I think, is not really coffee, but is actually rice roasted and pound into powder, to make "coffee." You can actually this at home, you put bigas on the kawali and roast it, really burning it until it turns black. I haven't tasted one though. i think it is not so good kaya hindi pumatok.

[gumacanian]

Yeah!! Thats the stuff. I used to drink it every morning. Obviously,there is no caffiene
there,but it still gives you a buzz!! Slightly addictive too I found... http://www.pinoyexchange.com/yummy.gif

[carlexpc]

Everything done in moderation is good. Coffee is good after a nice meal. It facilitates in the digestion of food taken.

[liplocker]

Originally posted by asterisk:
Rice 45, or the so-called Filipino coffee, I think, is not really coffee, but is actually rice roasted and pound into powder, to make "coffee." You can actually this at home, you put bigas on the kawali and roast it, really burning it until it turns black. I haven't tasted one though. i think it is not so good kaya hindi pumatok.

i was able to taste it at a food expo. sabi kasi lasang coffee and good for one's health daw.. when i tasted it... http://www.pinoyexchange.com/bleh.gif http://www.pinoyexchange.com/silly.gif doesn't taste like coffee at all.. lasang gamot! feeling ko magkaka-cancer pa ako kasi sunog na rice yun eh!

[gumacanian]

When I was young and broke I had to drink this rice 45 every day!! At first it tasted like yukky gunk! But after a few weeks I couldnt be without it and it actually began to taste like coffee and it actually started to give me a buzz,just like real coffee does! Maybe its an aquired taste!

[Anali]

Originally posted by liplocker:
feeling ko magkaka-cancer pa ako kasi sunog na rice yun eh!

Hey yeah, I never thought of it that way. I've tried rice coffee, and it sort of tastes like coffee. The burnt kind. But you're right, how can they call it healthy? Isn't it actually carcinogenic?

[CoFfEe]

never!

but seriously, coffee, not caffeine (kasi decaf man o hindi) have been directly related to gastric erosive gastropathies which may lead to ulceration and GI bleeding. minimal lang...that's the key!

[pinkmoon]

Ira
Just wondering, my mother in law is a coffee fiend -- she drinks it all day, morning, noon and night, even before bed and has for years. I couldn't tell you the exact number of cups a day but I'm pretty sure it's close to 10 if not more. She's been living with a lot of illnesses for years now and from what I've read numerous times before in countless publications, it sounds like a lot of the stuff she suffers from is coffee/caffiene related. Namely things like insomnia, and frequent headaches and fatigue. Now I don't know if her doctor is aware of her coffee intake and if he is, I'm not sure why he hasn't told her to cut down. Could it be because she's taken so much for so long that she has reached a sort of point of no return wherein cutting back would actually aggravate her situation because her body's come to depend so much on it now? But then again, maybe he has told her to cut down but she just hasn't. Issues of stubbornness aside, would there be a valid reason for her doctor to overlook this as outlined in some of the questions above? I would imagine intake like hers would raise a few medical eyebrows. Your thoughts?

[Ira]

Coffee is a mild central nervous system stimulant. I think your mother-in-law has probably become psychologically (not physically) dependent on the coffee kick already. Coffee and caffeine have been extensively researched and there is no investigational evidence to suggest that as normally consumed they are harmful to humans, either in short term or long term. There is no conclusive evidence that regular coffee drinking constitutes an addiction. Any pharmacological effects of caffeine are transient, usually passing within a few hours. When regular caffeine consumption is abruptly discontinued, some individuals may experience withdrawal symptoms like headaches, fatigue, or drowsiness, so the symptoms you cited may be due more to the fact that she wasn't taking coffee and is being grouchy, not because she took too much of it. These "withdrawal" effects usually are temporary, lasting up to a day or so, and no longterm side effects are noted. These can often be avoided if caffeine cessation is gradual or if she switches to decaff. However, your mom-in-law must of course first be willing to switch from regular to decaff.

[Apolpay]

Kse I'm preggy eh sabi nila bawal daw coffee
pero i love coffee talaga kaya ano po ba ang totoo???

[ann]

hindi lang coffee, tea, softdrinks [& everything with caffeine] ... softdrinks, smoking, puyat, cakes, ice cream, salt ... but exercise is ok, with lots of water & a balanced diet ...

if u really love coffee, try decaf then follow with lots of water to dilute the caffeine kasi kahit decaf, merong at least 15.7 mg of caffeine [like the one served at the old manila coffee house] :)

don't worry, u'll get used to not drinking coffee :)

[uey296]

Check out William's Textbook of Obstetrics. It doesn't say anything about caffeine being bad for pregnant women; if it was Caffeine would have been a "classified" drug (drugs are classified from A-D for the benefit of pregnant patients; class A drugs may be taken safely during pregancy while class D drugs are definitely teratogenic-may induce malformations-in animal models).

[Ira]

You can still enjoy your favorite caffeinated drinks as long as you don't overdo it. Abundant research suggests that moderate amounts of caffeine won't harm both mother or baby during pregnancy. Researchers define moderate as 300-400 mg. of caffeine, about what you'd get in 3-4 cups of coffee or 7-9 cans of diet cola. Any more than that is questionable. Research is both confusing and inconsistent about the effects of drinking more than 3-4 cups of coffee a day, which is why experts don't always agree on how to advise pregnant women.

Though no study says <;300-400 mgs will hurt you or your unborn baby, many women limit or cut out caffeine anyway, often with the blessing of their ob-gyne. Studies have linked miscarriage, low birthweight, and birth defects such as cleft palate to large amounts of caffeine. But much of these research failed to take into account other concomittant risk factors like smoking and alcohol, which can also lead to complications in pregnancy. All researches agree though that if caffeine is risky, it's only a problem in very large amounts.

[Ira]

Oh yeah, if you can tolerate decaff, that's safe.

[Apolpay]

Thank you sa inyong lahat lalo na kay Doc. Ira ngayon alam ko na. Pwede pa rin akong mag coffee pero siyempre tulad ng mga sinabi nyo dapat nasa tama lang diba... Kaya ang gagawin ko na lang eh 1 coffee a day o diba...

Salamat po nang marami.... God Bless u all.

[Mudbug]

Originally posted by Apolpay:

Kse I'm preggy eh sabi nila bawal daw coffee
pero i love coffee talaga kaya ano po ba ang totoo???

Hope you ain't a sashimi eater because that a no no too.

[Clinique]

Doc Ira, Any connection between coffee and ovulation? :confused: I read in a local mag that it delays one's period eh...how true is this...Minsan naniniwala na ko coz may mga kilala ko na coffee lovers na irregular ang period...coincidence or true? :ahh:

[Ira]

Caffeine has been linked to lowering a woman's chance of conceiving. It is thought that the stimulant in coffee affects a woman's ovulation because it changes hormone levels, which directly affect trying to conceive. But in fairness, caffeine has been studied exhaustively for its potential in causing everything from cancer to mental problems, and there is nothing to link moderate consumption of coffee (less than 4 cups a day) with any disease or disorder. If you're really worried, stick to decaff or limit your coffee intake to 1-2 cups daily.

[anghel]

I had this breakfast meeting in one of the restaurants in tomas morato and because it was raining so hard and it was cold inside the resto,i ordered a cup of coffee (it was so matapang, actually). and because it was really cold inside, i ordered another one. maybe after 30 minutes, i noticed that my heart was beating really fast (heart palpitations?).
and talagang sobra and nanginginig ako ng konti tapos i noticed that i was talking so fast and my tongue was somewhat affected (nangagatal din but not because of the cold weather). yap, medyo bumilis ang pag-iisip ko. i accomplished a lot of things that day but the heart beat was really fast and i began feeling uneasy. the palpitation slowed down maybe after seven hours but i still have an out of normal situation. hanggang sa natulog nalang ako. i woke up in the middle of the night because i felt that I "forgot" or i "couldn't breathe. buti nalang when i woke up the next day. it was all gone.

did i take much amount of coffee? i may confess, that i was a coffee drinker way back and i just cut drinking coffee about a year and a half ago. i could even drink up to four cups of coffee a day then but nothing like this happened.

i am just curious because that was the first time it happened to me. hindi na ba ako dapt mag-coffee? pls. help!

[Ira]

Sounds like a caffeine overdose to me. :) The amount of caffeine per cup is of course dependent on the strength of the brew. You may have been a coffee drinker before, but it might be that your system has already adapted to much less caffeine when you cut down, and the coffee they served you just had too much caffeine for your system to handle. It's not a sign that you should stop drinking coffee altogether; just that maybe you shouldn't drink too much of it if your system isn't used to caffeine anymore.

[anghel]

thanks doc ira. i guess, i just stay on drinking hot chocolate or milk.:-D

[f0r5aK3n]

Originally posted by anghel
thanks doc ira. i guess, i just stay on drinking hot chocolate or milk.:-D

nah... keep drinking coffee!! it's good for yah!! :D

[maxinegirl]

why are pregnant women advised not to take caffeinated beverages?

[Ira]

It's because caffeine : 1.) is a diuretic. When you're pregnant, you need a lot of fluid to replenish the amniotic fluid supply and maintain the maternal-fetal circulation. 2.) is a stimulant. It deprives the mother of much-needed sleep and increases her heart rate, which puts stress on the baby. 3.) can cause heartburns. A lot of pregnant women experience heartburns, and coffee makes it worse. 4.) can pass to the baby through the placenta, causing caffeine dependence increased heart rate, and decreased respiration. 5.) can hamper iron absorption, causing anemia. 6.) is associated by some studies with SIDS, miscarriage, low birthweight, and birth defects such as cleft palate.

[zimdude]

Originally posted by asterisk
For anyone with mood disorder, taking coffee can present problems, especially those suffering from Anxiety Disorders and Bipolar Affective Disorder (commonly known as manic-depressive disorder).

Those with AD or GAD should take coffee sparingly or not at all, since it can great contribute or jumpstart AD symptoms particularly nervousness.

Coffee can precipitate the mania phase in a bipolar.



you said it... I didn't drink coffee for a week to make sure I get to sleep properly at night... then I just had an ice latter yesterday at 4PM... and boom! I pro'lly feel asleep at 4AM even if I went to bed before midnight. Jitter jitter.

[JC00]

i think the only thing bad about it is because instead of drinking something like orange juice or milk which have some form of good nutritional value, most drink coffee in the morning.

[bloom_00]

like *** mga instant like nescafe? *** frothe?

[Ira]

As with any food or drink, if you take in enough coffee with milk and cream and you don't exercise, your belly will become bigger.

[bloom_00]

is it difficult to burn?

[Ira]

Calories from Nescafe is the same as calories coming from other food sources. The level of difficulty you need to undergo to get yourself slimmer will depend on both your motivation and whether you actually exercise and diet in the first place.

[kahumbu]

Although you'd expect more calories from the Frothe drink than plain Nescafe because it has more sugar.

Grabe ang tamis ng Frothe at yung mga bagong Mocha Java at Choco Fudge! :D

[bluejeanbaby]

what if you take coffee plain, black? is that fattening? will it make ones stomach bigger?

[Ira]

As has already been mentioned above, it's the calories that make you fat. If you don't put sugar, cream, syrup, or any calorie-laden ingredient, you won't take in calories. Coffee does not make your stomach bigger. It's the calories and lack of exercise.

[bluejeanbaby]

hmmm...in that case can black coffee make on slimmer?

[pinkrose]

um, do desserts make one's tummy bigger compared to eating rice and ulam? kasi po napansin ko that when i eat lots of chocolates, parang lumalaki tiyan ko and mas matagal lumiit. pag kumakain ako ng maraming kanin and ulam, lumalaki din tiyan ko pero parang mas madali lumiit.

[Ira]

As I've been saying over and over again, it's excess CALORIES that make you fat, not the form of food from which it comes from.

[starfish07]

coffee decreases the absorption of nutrients in our body

that is what i know..

;)

ILOVE COFFEE! im addicted to it

[im_a_chick]

how about softdrinks? does it make your tummy bigger? ;)

[YoniPYokA]

masama po ba kung 4x kung uminom ng kapeng barako ng batangas sa isang araw????medyo malakas kasi ako uminom ng kape eh...

[Ira]

Apart from too much caffeine that may make you jittery, no harm with that.

[YoniPYokA]

salamat po

[pollywog]

There was this MSN pop-up last week. There was a certain study that ceffeine( from coffee) is good for the liver daw...

[zimdude]

wow di ka ba nagkaka-insomnia? :)

[lai-m3]

yep nakakalaki ng tummy ang softdrink...di lang tummy every part ng body mo when you dont exercise!!!! water or tea na lang inumin ;)

[DI10]

ginagalit nyo si doc ira hehehe... basta... the way i understand it is if u take in more calories than u burn then u gain, and if u burn more than what your intake is then u lose...

[PurplePumpkin24]

oh my! natakot naman ako sa title! i looovveee coffee... sometimes or most of the time :P i don't eat, i just drink coffee! yah, i know it's bad. does it really make one's tummy big?!?! eh bakit kasama sya sa mga diet plans? maybe when u put a lot of cream & sugar... dapat NON-FAT DECAF.. hehe :)

[kenna]

yes, specially the 3-in-1 kasi may sugar and cream. i am chubby because addicted ako rito. i can drink 4 cups daily (not much compared to other coffee addicts)
if it is black coffee,without any sugar or milk,(AY! ang pait!) very minimal lang ang calories nun. but who would take only black coffee without sugar?

[pexxerdoc]

yes, specially the 3-in-1 kasi may sugar and cream. i am chubby because addicted ako rito. i can drink 4 cups daily (not much compared to other coffee addicts)
if it is black coffee,without any sugar or milk,(AY! ang pait!) very minimal lang ang calories nun. but who would take only black coffee without sugar?

I do.

No calories, no big belly and it keeps me awake while driving after a 28 hour call.

[Forbidden_Amber]

same here.. i always have black coffee.. Dati, coffee with cream and sugar.. but when i started to lessen my sugar intake, the more i appreciate black coffee.. once in a while, i put a little of honey to sweeten it .. pero yung taste buds ko now medyo awkward na sa coffee with cream and sugar

[yayaymm]

masama po ba ang kape sa health lalo na kung medyo high blood ka?

[Bchemist]

If you have issues with insomnia, avoid coffee. I've advised several coffee drinkers with insomnia issues to stop drinking coffee and eventually they were able to resume restful sleep again.

[mario2000]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7326839.stm

[chrisboy]

yes, specially the 3-in-1 kasi may sugar and cream. i am chubby because addicted ako rito. i can drink 4 cups daily (not much compared to other coffee addicts)
if it is black coffee,without any sugar or milk,(AY! ang pait!) very minimal lang ang calories nun. but who would take only black coffee without sugar?


i do. this is the only way i drink my coffee. anything else you add to it spoils the flavor.

[chrisboy]

If you have issues with insomnia, avoid coffee. I've advised several coffee drinkers with insomnia issues to stop drinking coffee and eventually they were able to resume restful sleep again.

for me its the other way around. coffee helps me get some good sleep at night. i look forward to a good cup of joe before getting some shut eye.