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Is it safe to give decaf coffee to a child?
You may find similar discussion mostly on the health tag. The most relevant question was previously closed on Coffee SE site as it was opinion-based.
What's the minimum recommended age for ...
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Why am I not addicted to coffee?
Caffeine is only mildly addictive and only shows minor physical dependence. It does not threaten physical, social or economic health the way truly addictive drugs will.
"Withdrawal" or skipping your ...
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Does coffee consumption cause continuous chest pain?
Similar questions have been answered in Coffee SE several times. So please check these previous questions first. I'm enlisting the most related ones I can think of below:
How many cups of coffee is ...
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Can I have this type of coffee?
The beverage you make by diluting vending machine "espresso" with hot water is called "poor imitation of Americano". It is hard to say how much caffeine it contains because it's not clear what this ...
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How are caffeine pills made?
Caffeine is almost always created as a byproduct of the decaffeination process.
It IS possible to synthesize caffeine. The most popular lab synthesis (1,3-dimethylurea and ethyl 2-cyanoacetate) ...
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Finding if coffee is a health risk after best before
With all foods, FAT TOM is your best start to gauge their susceptibility to spoilage.
Now, FAT TOM is actually an acronym for the six factors that influence the growth of microbes. And bacterial ...
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Coffee and the singing voice
Caffein, which is the main active ingredient in coffee is known to be dehydrating. However there is no conclusive scientific evidence that caffein intake in normal dosages has detrimental effects on ...
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What are the effects of caffein olfaction?
From Time Magazine's You Can Now Inhale Caffeine Instead of Drinking It article:
Forget coffee and energy drinks—now you can inhale your caffeine. ...
Each inhaler boasts a pretty small ...
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Does coffee cause gastrointestinal problems?
In the article titled "Coffee and gastrointestinal function: facts and fiction. A review.", it is stated that it has pharmacological effects and coffee promotes gastro-oesophageal reflux.
These ...
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Coffee will make you lean?
I think caffeine can´t make you lean if you eat well & health food, and of course doing some exercises, gym, jogging etc. Caffeine is most consumed psychoactive drug, legal of course(more at wiki)....
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Is coffee good to consume before sport?
There are studies that have shown a marked increase in performance compared to a placebo in athletes who drank coffee before a workout. Both strength and endurance exercises saw improvement. As to the ...
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How to get rid of coffee addiction?
First, the effects you observe are known as caffeine withdrawal and discussed here.
Coffee addiction is previously discussed here.
However, it is not discussed how to get rid of a coffee addiction. ...
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Are morning or breakfast blends/roasts more of a purgative than other blends/roasts?
No.
Breakfast blends are simply coffees which are blended to present a particular flavor. Typically breakfast blends are lighter, and cleaner which are appetizing as a morning drink as opposed to a ...
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Are light coloured spots on beans mold?
The light colored spots just look like
chaff to me. It is common for there to be skin that stays connected to that middle fold of the bean.
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Coffee Expired before its mentioned date?
I am afraid that there are two misconceptions
One, what you have in the jar are not coffee beans, it’s freeze-dried prepared coffee. Think of it as the coffee equivalent of bullion cubes.
Two, the ...
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It is good for my health to drink coffee 10 times a day?
Caffeine content of coffee varies widely depending on many factors. How much caffeine does your 10 cups contain? And how much is too much? The Mayo Clinic website has addressed exactly what you are ...
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Is coffee a drug that you could give to your dog?
According to dictionary.com, one of the definitions of the word drug is:
a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical ...
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Coffee and teeth health
Since this site is about coffee, not dentistry, I will answer from a Coffee perspective. I can think of three issues with coffee that can affect one's teeth:
Acidity. Brewed coffee has a pH around 5. ...
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Why am I not addicted to coffee?
I also drink coffee fairly regularly and I too do not feel addiction towards it.
People's tolerances and reactions to certain chemicals, including caffeine, are always different. One person may be ...
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Why do I feel lousy, low, out of energy after the high coffee gives?
Because coffee and other stimulants do not supply "energy" - they cause your body to use its energy reserves a greater or prolonged rate than it normally would.
Your body does not burn/feed off the ...
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What happens to ground coffee if poured over with very warm instead of hot water?
Well first we should probably establish how cold the water is once it hits the ground. I imagine it is heated to almost boiling temperature in the Nespresso machine, however when it comes out and hits ...
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How to get rid of coffee addiction?
For the physical addiction, you can reduce the amount of coffee you drink per day. When you get down to half a cup per day, the withdrawal symptoms are minimal.
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Coffee too less for Frenchpress
The instructions have poor wording, instead use 7g PER 180ml of water, and make as many cups as you like / your french press can hold.
Personally I use an 8 cup french press, I use roughly 50g of ...
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Any heath benefits of having butter coffee?
Heath benefits of adding butter in your coffee are:
1) Vitamin K is found in butter,which helps in blood clotting and keeping the bones strong into old age.
2) Contains Conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) ...
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How long do the effects of caffeine take to appear?
I'm sure there are a lot of studies out there - but ultimately it's personal. It's like asking, how long after drinking a glass of wine do you start to feel the affects?
Averages can be arrived at ...
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How long do the effects of caffeine take to appear?
The effects of coffee is (if not solely) mostly related to caffeine. The science that considers the effect of any chemical on human body is known as pharmacology. As a branch of this, the science that ...
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Are light coloured spots on beans mold?
These beans look completely healthy.
One must consider the basic structure of a coffee bean, maybe. To better explain that, I ddg'ed the web and end up with this website that perfectly illustrates ...
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why does coffee make some people sleepy?
Disclaimer: I'm not a physician, so here are only guesses based on my experience.
Besides coffeine, there are other substances to be taken into account, plus some non-chemical effects:
Sugar and ...
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Coffee and teeth health
I found this from a dentist
Essentially reinforcing what @JJJ has said in their answer (Acidity, Tannins and sugars), along with a commentary about how coffee dry's the mouth, reduces saliva, along ...
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Coffee will make you lean?
Correct. It (caffeine) can make you lean. But just a bit. It increases the overall speed of the metabolism, thus the body burns more fats. However, I don't think its effect is overwhelming.
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