Caffeine: Good For Your Skin on Yahoo! Health

I think the negative effects of coffee out weigh the postive benefits. Coffee is poison. This sounds like an attempt to sell more coffee beans. For each 8 ounce cup of coffee you drink, you would need to drink 8 x 8= 64 ounces of water to neutralize the acid from that cup. Additionally, coffee beans are soaked in chemicals to keep them from molding while waiting (sometimes for weeks) to get to the roaster. After they are roasted, then the fresh roasted flavor is sealed into the beans by a sort of varnish substance. THAT is what you are brewing in your cup. Hundreds of potentially harmful chemical components. One class of these compounds is caffeols. Caffeols are coffee oils, which are very irritating to the gastrointestinal tract. In addition, many other chemicals that have been linked to cancer and heart disease are still present as are other central nervous system stimulants (Journal of the National Cancer Institute 54:587, 1975). The coffee bean's composition is dramatically altered during roasting, resulting in chemical transformations where more than 700 "volatile substances…are formed (Garattini, Silvio, Caffeine, Coffee and Health, Raven Press, New York, 1993, pp. 17-41 and H. Maarse, Volatile Compounds in Food, Vol. 2, 6th Ed., Zeist, 1989). Such chemicals as acetaldehyde, ammonia, carbon disulphide, acetic acid, nitrosamines, and others may make coffee a mouthful of trouble! (Garattini, Silvio, Caffeine, Coffee and Health, Raven Press, New York, 1993, pp. 17-41 and H. Maarse, Volatile Compounds in Food, Vol. 2, 6th Ed., Zeist, 1989). But whether it's decaffeinated or not, just one daily cup of coffee increases the risk of bladder cancer three times (American Journal of Epidemiology 117: 113-127, 1983; Journal of the National Cancer Institute 547, 1975). And drinking more than two cups a day of caffeinated coffee doubles the risk of fatal bladder cancer (American Journal of Public Health 74(8)820-23, 1984). Brown drink users have an increased risk of stomach, kidney, lung, pancreatic, ovarian and colon cancer. (George Hodgkin, M.S., R.D., et. al., Caffeine: Bad to the Last Drop, Loma Linda, CA) and (International Journal of Cancer 28(6): 691-693, 1981). So, we know, scientifically, that coffee brings unique and serious health risks, even without the caffeine.

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1. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Jan 27, 2008, 4:18 am PST

So this must be what explains the beauty tip of using old teabags over your eyes to reduce puffiness!! Ok...that tip finally makes some sense now!

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2. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Jan 27, 2008, 4:21 am PST

does heavy coffee drinking will have a impact on Blood pressure ?

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3. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Jan 27, 2008, 4:25 am PST

that is why i love coffee, and that is why i have a great skin....

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4. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Jan 27, 2008, 4:27 am PST

thanx

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5. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Jan 27, 2008, 4:28 am PST

I think the negative effects of coffee out weigh the postive benefits. Coffee is poison. This sounds like an attempt to sell more coffee beans. For each 8 ounce cup of coffee you drink, you would need to drink 8 x 8= 64 ounces of water to neutralize the acid from that cup. Additionally, coffee beans are soaked in chemicals to keep them from molding while waiting (sometimes for weeks) to get to the roaster. After they are roasted, then the fresh roasted flavor is sealed into the beans by a sort of varnish substance. THAT is what you are brewing in your cup. Hundreds of potentially harmful chemical components. One class of these compounds is caffeols. Caffeols are coffee oils, which are very irritating to the gastrointestinal tract. In addition, many other chemicals that have been linked to cancer and heart disease are still present as are other central nervous system stimulants (Journal of the National Cancer Institute 54:587, 1975). The coffee bean's composition is dramatically altered during roasting, resulting in chemical transformations where more than 700 "volatile substances…are formed (Garattini, Silvio, Caffeine, Coffee and Health, Raven Press, New York, 1993, pp. 17-41 and H. Maarse, Volatile Compounds in Food, Vol. 2, 6th Ed., Zeist, 1989). Such chemicals as acetaldehyde, ammonia, carbon disulphide, acetic acid, nitrosamines, and others may make coffee a mouthful of trouble! (Garattini, Silvio, Caffeine, Coffee and Health, Raven Press, New York, 1993, pp. 17-41 and H. Maarse, Volatile Compounds in Food, Vol. 2, 6th Ed., Zeist, 1989). But whether it's decaffeinated or not, just one daily cup of coffee increases the risk of bladder cancer three times (American Journal of Epidemiology 117: 113-127, 1983; Journal of the National Cancer Institute 547, 1975). And drinking more than two cups a day of caffeinated coffee doubles the risk of fatal bladder cancer (American Journal of Public Health 74(8)820-23, 1984). Brown drink users have an increased risk of stomach, kidney, lung, pancreatic, ovarian and colon cancer. (George Hodgkin, M.S., R.D., et. al., Caffeine: Bad to the Last Drop, Loma Linda, CA) and (International Journal of Cancer 28(6): 691-693, 1981). So, we know, scientifically, that coffee brings unique and serious health risks, even without the caffeine.

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6. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Jan 27, 2008, 4:29 am PST

yes it was a wonderful knowledge thanks!!!

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7. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Jan 27, 2008, 4:30 am PST

i agree. thank you for the info.

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8. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Jan 27, 2008, 4:33 am PST

I've been drinking coffee since i was 5 years old!!!and still drinking about 2 or 3 times a day!!!and I'm very calm person and sleep very well......also i have a very ,very nice skin type i don't wear make up!!!I'm 56....MMMMM I love coffee!!!!but also i can go without coffee for several days and no problem at all....

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9. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Jan 27, 2008, 4:35 am PST

very helpful

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10. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Jan 27, 2008, 4:36 am PST

thank you - information very helpful

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11. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Jan 27, 2008, 4:36 am PST

I real glad to know that caffine is good for yo, because I love coffee

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12. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Jan 27, 2008, 4:38 am PST

Oh i forgot to comment i 've been tasting different types of coffee in different places and my favorite ...favorite among all is McDonalds....not even starbucks....thank you

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13. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Jan 27, 2008, 4:39 am PST

Thanks for the helpful blog. I have skin problems and this article told me exactly what I should try to prevent skin problems! Again, thank you!

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14. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Jan 27, 2008, 4:40 am PST

cool. :)

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15. Posted by A Yahoo! Health User on Sun, Jan 27, 2008, 4:53 am PST

i like it..wish to have more about skin problems..thanks

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Caffeine: Good For Your Skin By Leslie Baumann, M.D. - Posted Thu, Jan 24, 2008, 10:41 pm PST