In the News: Cup of coffee a day lowers risk of high BP

 Decaf Coffee. . . Not

More Good News for Long-Term Coffee Drinkers
Study found no increased deaths and actual cardiac benefits for women,

AS A POINT OF REFERENCE, AN AVERAGE CUP OF BREWED COFFEE CONTAINS 135 MG OF CAFFEINE;
AN AVERAGE CUP OF TEA, 50 MGS.


FROZEN DESSERTS  SERVICE SIZE 

MG CAFFEINE
Ben & Jerry's No Fat Coffee Fudge Frozen Yogurt 1 cup

85
Starbucks Coffee Ice Cream, assorted varieties 1 cup

40-60
Haagen-Dazs Coffee Ice Cream 1 cup

58
Haagen-Dazs Fat Free Coffee Frozen Yogurt 1 cup

40
Haagen-Dazs Low Fat Coffee Fudge Ice Cream 1 cup

30
Starbucks Frappuccino Bar 1 bar

15
Healthy Choice Cappuccino Chocolate Chunk
    Low -Fat Ice Cream		 1 cup

8
Healthy Choice Cappuccino Mocha
     Fudge Low-Fat Ice Cream		 1 cup

8

YOGURTS SERVICE SIZE 

MG CAFFEINE
Danon Coffee Yogurt 8 ounces

45
Yoplait Cafe Au Lait Yogurt 6 ounces

5
Dannon Light Cappuccino Yogurt 8 ounces

Less than 1
Stonyfield Farm Cappuccino Yogurt 8 ounces

0

CHOCOLATES & CANDIES SERVICE SIZE 

MG CAFFEINE
Hershey Special Dark Chocolate Bar 1.5 ounce bar

31
Hershey Milk Chocolate Bar 1.5 ounce bar

10
Coffee Nips hard candy 2 pieces

6
Hot chocolate 1 cup

5

SOFT DRINKS SERVICE SIZE   MG CAFFEINE 
Josta 12 ounces

58
Mountain Dew 12 ounces

55
Surge 12 ounces

51
Diet Cola 12 ounces

47
Coca-Cola  12 ounces 

45
Dr Pepper, regular or diet 12 ounces

41
Sunkist Orange Soda 12 ounces

40
Pepsi-Cola 12 ounces

37
Barqs Root Beer 12 ounces

23
Barqs Diet Root Beer 12 ounces 

0
7-Up or Diet 7-up 12 ounces

0
Minute Maid Orange Soda 12 ounces

0
Mug Root Beer 12 ounces

0
Sprite or Diet Sprite 12 ounces

0

CAFFEINATED WATERS SERVICE SIZE   MG CAFFEINE 
Java Water 16.9 ounces

125
Krank 16.9 ounces 

100
Aqua Blast 16.9 ounces

90
Water Joe 16.9 ounces

60-70
Aqua Java 16.9 ounces

50-60

ICED TEAS SERVICE SIZE   MG CAFFEINE 
Celestial Seasonings Iced Lemon Ginseng Tea 16 ounces

100
Snapple Iced Tea, all varieties 16 ounces 

48
Lipton Iced Tea, assorted varieties 16 ounces

18-40
Nestea Pure Sweetened Iced Tea 16 ounces

34
Nestea Pure Lemon Iced Tea 16 ounces

22
Arizona Iced Tea, assorted varieties 16 ounces

15-30
Celestial Seasonings Herbal Iced Tea 16 ounces

0

FLAVORED INSTANT COFFEES SERVICE SIZE   SERVICE SIZE  
General Foods International Coffee,
     Orange Cappuccino		 8 ounces

102
General Foods International Coffee, Cafe Vienna 8 ounces

90
Maxwell House Cappuccino, Mocha 8 ounces

60-65
General Foods International Coffee, Swiss Mocha 8 ounces

55
Maxwell House Cappuccino, French Vanilla or
     Irish Cream		 8 ounces

45-50
Maxwell House Cappuccino, Amaretto 8 ounces

25-30
General Foods International Coffee,
     Viennese Chocolate Cafe		 8 ounces

26

FIGURES FROM THE CENTER FOR SCIENCE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST (CSPI): BASED ON MANUFACTURER'S INFORMATION
PUBLISHED: WASHINGTON POST, AUGUST 1997

In the News:
Cup of coffee a day lowers risk of high BP
A Japanese study on 4,554 men, age range of 20-70, reports that drinking a cup of coffee or two a day lowers the risk of high blood pressure. Those who drank no coffee had a higher incidence of hypertension. The benefit was attributed to chlorogenic acid, a polyphenol found in coffee, considered to have an expanding effect on blood vessels. Another Japanese study reports a cup of coffe a day halves the risk of colon cancer among women. 

In the News:
No higher death risk in long-term coffee drinking
A study of long-term coffee drinking led by Esther Lopez-Garand at the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid in Spain followed 84,214 U.S. women from 1980 to 2004 and 41,736 U.S. men from 1986 to 2004. The result sent the coffee beans dancing: Regular coffee drinking – up to 6 cups daily – was no associated with increased deaths among the middle-aged participants. women drinking 2-3 cups of caffeinated coffee a day showed a 25% lower risk of death from heart disease. For men, the result was not statistically significant. There was also no association found with cancer.

Studies on coffee drinking have been for the most part favorable — great source of antioxidants, lower risk of ovarian cancer, lowering of blood pressure. However, for pregnant women, a study showed twice the miscarriage risk on two or more cups of coffee a day.

Yahoo Health
Will Dunham - Mon Jun 16, 2:13 PM PDT

Decaf Coffee. . . Not!
Wonder why you're still getting that caffeine buzz even after going decaf on doctor's advice? That familiar racing of the pulse? That tremulous charge? A study of 10 decaf samples from different coffee establishments showed levels of caffeine in the range of 0-13.9 mg/16 oz serving.

Same outlet Starbucks decaf espresso and brewed coffee contained 2.0-16.8 mg/shot and 12.0-13.4 mg per 16 oz serving. respectively.

AS A POINT OF REFERENCE, AN AVERAGE CUP OF BREWED COFFEE CONTAINS 135 MG OF CAFFEINE; AN AVERAGE CUP OF TEA, 50 MGS.

Although the math might suggest it will take 10 cups or more of faux-decaf to get the equivalent caffeine in a cup of regular brew, there are patients specially sensitive to the effects of caffeine who gets buzzed and charged at much lesser caffeine concentrations.

Source: Caffeine Content of Decaffeinated Coffee: Journal of Analytical Toxicology, ISSN 0146-4760, Volume 30, Number 8, October 2006, pp.611-613





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