Debate: Drinking coffee

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What are the pros and cons of drinking coffee?

Background and context

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Does drinking coffee improve physical health?

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Pro

• Coffee lowers the risk of prostate cancer. Due to Boron content, drinking coffee helps to prevent prostate cancer.

• Coffee may prevent gallstones.

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Con

• Coffee increases the risk of heart attack. Drinking too much coffee raise the chances of suffering a heart attack. Coffee also contains terpenoid, a compound known for increasing cholesterol levels.

• Coffee can induce stomach problems. Coffee raises stomach acidity levels, which can induce stomach ulcers and impair digestion.

• Drinking coffee can lead to sleep disorder.

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Is caffeine beneficial?

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Pro

• Caffeine helps to stay alert. After drinking some coffee one becomes alert and concentrated, which helps e.g. to finish some work.

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Con

• Attention falls abruptly, after the effect of caffeine has subsided. The alertness induced by caffeine lasts only for a limited time. After the effects of caffeine has subsided, the concentration falls the more. This is dangerous especially for drivers and generally people operating some machinery.

• Caffeine is addictive. Albeit a rather soft one, caffeine definitely is a drug, so drinking coffee can become an addiction. Quitting drinking coffee may well be accompanied by abstinence symptoms.

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Pro/Con sources

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Pro

• "Coffee in Australia" at "Embrace Australia"
• "Caffeine May Reverse Alzheimer's" at "Dr. Weil's daily blog"

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Con

• "Caffeine Risks May Rattle Diabetic People" at "MedicineNet.com"

See also

• Debate: Pros and cons of drinking beer
• Debate: Pros and cons of drinking wine
• Debate: Drinking alcohol
• Debate: Pros and cons of drinking tomato juice
• Debate: Pros and cons of drinking tea

External links and resources

• "The Healthy Pros and Cons of Drinking Coffee" at "Talk about Coffee"
• "The Ins and Outs of Caffeine and Decaffeinated Coffee" at "Talk about Coffee"
• "Health benefits and disadvantages of Drinking Coffee" at "Natural-HomeRemedies"
• "Is Coffee Safe During Pregnancy?" at "Talk about Coffee"
• "The Pros & Cons Of Coffee" at "AskMen.com"