A Brief History of Coffee
600: Coffee makes its migration from Ethiopia to Arabia. 1000: The philosopher Avicenna first describes the medicinal qualities of coffee, which he refers to as bunchum. 1300: Islamic monks brew qawha, a brew of hot water and roasted coffee beans. 1470 – 1500: Coffee use spreads to Mecca and Medina. 1517: Sultan Selim I
Coffee is practically a health food: Myth or fact?
Myth or fact? Coffee is good for you. If you chose fact, you're right. New studies this week add to dozens more reporting the health benefits of coffee, including protection from type 2 diabetes, Parkinson's disease, liver disease, prostate cancer, Alzheimer's, computer back pain and more. But if you chose myth, you'd also be right. There are times when
Drinking more coffee leads to a longer life, two studies say
Greater consumption of coffee could lead to a longer life, according to two new studies published. The findings have resurfaced the centuries-old conversation on coffee's health effects. One study surveyed more than 520,000 people in 10 European countries, making it the largest study to date on coffee and mortality, and found that drinking more
Coffee’s Health Related History
1800s headline: Coffee will make you go blind – Postum's ads against coffee were especially negative, claiming coffee was as bad as morphine, cocaine, nicotine or strychnine and could cause blindness. 1916 headline: Coffee stunts your growth Medical concerns and negative public beliefs about the benefits of coffee rose in the early 1900's. Good Housekeeping