A widely popular, often caffeinated, drink brewed from roasted beans of the coffee plant. There are a wide variety of coffees available worldwide.
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Are fungal toxins prevalent in brewed coffee?
A question on Cooking SE brought up the fact that:
One study showed that 91.7% of green coffee beans were contaminated
with mold. This is before they were processed, which allows even more
mold to grow. Another study showed 52% of green coffee…
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Did Voltaire drink 40-50 cups of coffee a day?
From 9 Famous Geniuses Who Were Also Huge Coffee Addicts:
Voltaire is said to have drunk 40-50 cups of coffee a day.
Elsewhere, from Did Voltaire really drink 40 to 50 cups of coffee a day? Stephen G. Tallentyre (which is the pen name of Evelyn…
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Does drinking coffee interfere with magnesium absorption?
I heard often that coffee deplete magnesium in your body, both in ads for magnesium supplements, on so called "wellness" websites but also on some scientific papers.
Some sources claim that it's because coffee decrease absorption of magnesium and…
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Does drinking coffee increase your chance of living longer?
A highly publicized study in the news this week has been used in a slew of articles to suggest that drinking several cups of coffee a day will extend your life.
Coffee, caffeinated or decaffeinated, may help extend the lives of people who drink it…
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Is Starbucks (et al) responsible for reduced calcium deficiencies
In Season 1, Episode 3 of the television series "True Blood", the following conversation takes place:
Sookie: Marthaville’s gettin’ a Starbucks.
Gran: I cannot for the life of me see why anybody would spend $3 on a cup of coffee with too much…
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Does Indonesian Kopi Luwak coffee have a distinctive taste?
The Indonesian Kopi luwak AKA civet coffee is the world's most expensive coffee at $160 per pound.
Are there any testimonials, considering its premium price, that its taste even distinguishable compared to other premium beans?
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Does the coffee plant use caffeine to kill bugs and surrounding plants?
The HUmans are Free article The Coffee Deception: 13 Little Known Facts About Coffee makes the claim that caffeine in the plant is used to kill bugs and surrounding plants.
1. Caffeine is an alkaloid that the coffee plant uses to kill bugs, which…
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Is there a correlation between coffee (or caffeine) and auditory hallucinations?
The news is full of claims today that 5 cups of coffee a day is enough to cause auditory hallucination.
Professor Simon Crowe, of La Trobe University in Melbourne...
‘The combination of caffeine and stress affect the likelihood of an individual…
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Do plastic single-serve brewed coffee packages leach toxic chemicals?
I have a filter coffee maker with a plastic coffee drip holder inside (e.g. K-cups). This almost
boils the water as it drips through.
There are concerns that these plastic coffee containers may leach BPA and other toxic chemicals into the…
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Can coffee ground be used to reduce lead ions from drinking water?
In the past, I heard that affirmation at the ecology department of my university. I found it strange and did not believed it. So, is it true that coffee ground is and effective method to remove lead ions from drinking water?
Here is a site that says…
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Does chewing coffee grounds or beans give you more caffeine than drinking coffee?
Like the title say, I've always heard that, but I tried it but I can't really tell.
So is there any scientific evidence for or against it?
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Is coffee the #1 source of anti-oxidants in the US diet?
This TEDx talk about coffee claims that coffee is the #1 source of anti-oxidants in the US diet.
Is this true?
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Does coffee cause fat and cellulite gain?
The Humans are Free article The Coffee Deception: 13 Little Known Facts About Coffee Coffee causes fat gain and cellulite because by triggering the body's flight or fight system.
11. Coffee causes fat gain and cellulite because by triggering the…
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Does replacing sweet drinks with coffee make you less depressed?
According to a news report in The Register, people who drink coffee are substantially less at risk from depression than those who drink sweetened drinks. The article reports:
"Cutting out or down on sweetened diet drinks or replacing them with…
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Does drinking coffee greatly reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease?
Coffee is certainly one of science's most investigated beverages.
Recently, I found the Lifehacker website stating:
According to further research, regular coffee drinkers may have less of a risk for developing Alzheimer’s disease in later life –…
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