Ok, I know neither of these are exactly "nutritious" or "healthy"... but most afternoons at the office, I need a little caffiene pick-me-up. I was just wondering, which is the lesser of two evils to accomplish this: Soda or cappucino?
"E.L. Lambert" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]... > Ok, I know neither of these are exactly "nutritious" or "healthy"... but most afternoons at the > office, I need a little caffiene pick-me-up. I was just wondering, which is the lesser of two > evils to accomplish this: Soda or cappucino? I don't think either one is "evil." Which ever one you like better, I guess. Personally, I like Diet Pepsi. Just be aware that there is a lot of calories in regular soda. Look at the label before you tip the can. Jeff
[email protected] (E.L. Lambert) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>... > Ok, I know neither of these are exactly "nutritious" or "healthy"... but most afternoons at the > office, I need a little caffiene pick-me-up. I was just wondering, which is the lesser of two > evils to accomplish this: Soda or cappucino? Since I'm not a nutritionist take my advice with a grain of salt. Maybe somebody can substantiate this, I heard that those who regularly drink coffee are less likely to suffer from heart disease. Now, if this is true coffee would be the lessor of the two evils. Though my advice would be to switch to green tea, which is rich in antioxidants and also contains caffeine if you need a pick-me-up.
Once upon a time, our fellow E.L. Lambert rambled on about "soda vs. coffee." Our champion De- Medicalizing in sci.med.nutrition retorts, thusly ... >I need a little caffiene pick-me-up. I was just wondering, which is the lesser of two evils to >accomplish this: Soda or cappucino? There was a recent paper published on that. Subject: Diet: Coffee Associated with Lower Diabetes Risk Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2004 19:36:54 +0000 Organization: Natural Health Perspective website Coffee Associated with Lower Diabetes Risk http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_15411.html "Reuters Health By Megan Rauscher Monday, January 5, 2004 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Study findings released on Monday provide more evidence that drinking coffee and other caffeinated beverages may protect against the development of type 2 diabetes. However, investigators warn it is premature to recommend increased coffee consumption with this in mind. The new findings stem from data on more than 42,000 men and 84,000 women in the Health Professionals' Follow-up Study and Nurses' Health Study who reported on their caffeinated beverage consumption every 2 to 4 years over a period of 12 to 18 years. As reported in the Annals of Internal Medicine, Dr. Frank B. Hu from Harvard in Boston and colleagues documented 1,333 new cases of type 2 diabetes in men and 4,085 in women." SOURCE: Eduardo Salazar-Martinez, Walter C. Willett, Alberto Ascherio. Coffee Consumption and Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/abstract/140/1/1 Ann Intern Med 2004 140: 1-8. ------------------------ This Article Concluded: "In analyses that accounted for factors such as age, weight, cigarette smoking, and other dietary and lifestyle factors a statistically significant inverse relationship emerged between drinking coffee or other caffeinated beverages and the risk of diabetes in both men and women. The risk of diabetes was 7, 29 and 54 percent lower, respectively, in men who reported drinking one to three, four to five, or six or more cups of caffeinated coffee per day. The corresponding risk in women was 1, 30, and 29 percent, respectively. No such association was found for decaffeinated coffee consumption. Commenting on the results, Hu noted that "last year, a Dutch study found that heavy coffee drinkers had a substantially reduced risk of type 2 diabetes." "That study set off a major controversy among researchers because it is known that caffeine adversely affects (sugar) metabolism in short-term studies," he said. "(Ours) is a much larger study with longer follow up (and) is more rigorous in measuring coffee intake. Also, unlike the Dutch study, we looked at both regular coffee and decaffeinated," he added. Hu emphasized that while caffeine is a main ingredient of coffee, coffee has many other substances and compounds, such as magnesium and antioxidants, which may be beneficial for sugar metabolism and diabetes risk. "More studies are needed to examine the effects of these compounds in coffee," he said. " -- John Gohde, Achieving good Health is an Art, NOT a Science! Health-with-Attitude is a weekly newsletter for people trying to follow a Healthy Lifestyle. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Health-with-Attitude/
[email protected] (Eric Sloan) wrote in message news:<[email protected]>... > [email protected] (E.L. Lambert) wrote in message > news:<[email protected]>... > > Ok, I know neither of these are exactly "nutritious" or "healthy"... but most afternoons at the > > office, I need a little caffiene pick-me-up. I was just wondering, which is the lesser of two > > evils to accomplish this: Soda or cappucino? > > Since I'm not a nutritionist take my advice with a grain of salt. Maybe somebody can > substantiate this, I heard that those who regularly drink coffee are less likely to suffer from > heart disease. Now, if this is true coffee would be the lessor of the two evils. Though my > advice would be to switch to green tea, which is rich in antioxidants and also contains caffeine > if you need a pick-me-up. What you are thinking about is probably a recent "study" that generated headline like "Coffee lowers risk of diabetes". The study found that statistically people who drink 6 or 7 cups of coffee a day have lower rates of diabetes. It becomes obvious why when you consider that people who drink that amount of coffee are a different group than those who drink similar amounts of soda. The stats would probably show a similar trend if you were to look at those who drink large amounts of water. Conversely if you were to look at those who do drink large amounts of soda you would find that they are at a higher risk of diabetes than virtually any other group. It isn't that coffee lowers the risk of diabetes, it's that not drinking copious amounts of soda lowers the risk. TC
