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It's a drug. It's full of harmful chemicals because of the way it's processed. It affects mind and body, often negatively. But it's great money maker so we will
by mariusz79 11y ago
It's a drug. It's full of harmful chemicals because of the way it's processed. It affects mind and body, often negatively. But it's great money maker so we will be hearing more about its "benefits" in a near future.
- Kurtz79 11y agoAlso tobacco and alcohol are big moneymakers, but there is a large consensus about their negative effects, and that's why their use (or abuse) is discouraged, by doctors and governments alike. So either: - The coffee "lobby" is more effective than the tobacco and alcohol lobbies. - Maybe all drugs cannot be dumped in the same bin, and we should treat them case by case, critically.
- erikb 11y agoThe consensus wasn't always focussed on tobaccos/alcohols disadvantages though. If you watch movies about the US's 60s you'll see doctors advising their patients to smoke more.
- Turing_Machine 11y agoHmmm... seems like I see a new story about the purported health benefits of red wine every few months or so.
- dghughes 11y agoFun fact smokers process/eliminate caffeine from their bodies quicker than non-smokers.
- ci5er 11y agoThis is true. Blood serum caffeine is processed twice as quickly by smokers. LPT: If you quit smoking, cut your caffeine consumption in at least half for at least the first week. Otherwise you will explode with non-nicotine-related episodes of anxiety or nervousness.
- cp9 11y agoyou're treating "chemical" as a four letter word
- happyscrappy 11y agoTo quote RZA watching Bill Murray drink straight from the pot- "Coffee causes serious delirium."
- drcube 11y agoWhat harmful chemicals are those, exactly?
- a3n 11y agoSurprisingly few. I would have expected anything arriving in US stores at an industrial level would have suffered from industrial levels of processing and storage-related chemicals, but a quick skim of wikipedia reveals essentially none. Huh. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_production https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_production https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_production https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_production Ethyl acetate is sometimes used in decaffeination. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decaffeination#Solvents_used_in_decaffeination https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decaffeination#Solvents_used_i...
- mariusz79 11y agoTrichloroethylene, acrylamide, and many more including pesticides like Aldrin, Dieldrin, Chlordane and Heptachlor.
- snissn 11y ago> It's full of harmful chemicals because of the way it's processed. Like which chemicals?
- Turing_Machine 11y agoDihydrogen monoxide, for one. :-)
- mgav 11y agoThat looked serious, but the smile at the end of your comment made me curious enough to look it up and learn it's H2O. Nice one - you got me!
- pennaMan 11y agoDo you have any evidence for your claims?