Nowadays, coffee has become an indispensable drink for anyone, especially for

workers. In last several years, more than six billion of people have consumed
coffee, not only workers and adults people but also adolescent. Probably they
have already drink coffee every day, possibly twice or even thrice in a day. Most
of them say that drinking coffee is a habit for them and they drink it as well as
they drink water every day. Also, some of them emphasize that if they do not
drink coffee in one day long they will feel like whirling or dizzy spell. As we all
know that there are many kinds of ads about coffee that make us interested and
want to drink it, we can find those ads usually on television and sometimes in the
big poster that set in the side of the roadway. From this, we know that coffee
isanusual thing for lots of people and it becomes one of their best friends.
Nevertheless, drinking coffee is fine when it is done in moderation or not too
much, because coffee has not only advantages for our body, but also
disadvantages as well.

There are many advantages of drinking coffee, but only some of those which can
give the obvious effects to our body such as disease prevention and mental or
physical boost. First, disease prevention means that by drinking one to three
cups of coffee in a day may reduce your risk of developing some diseases.
Recent studies suggest that the incidence of heart disease, cancer, cirrhosis,
Parkinsons disease and gallstones may be lower among the coffee drinkers than
among those who do not drink coffee. Moreover, based on some research, those
who drink coffee regularly may have a healthier body and can live longer. In
some countries, people who like to drink coffee regularly are having a strong
body to work and they can do everything by themselves because they still have
enough power although their age is more than 50 years old. Second, mental and
physical boost means that it is no secret that caffeine can keep us awake. Not
only that, several researchers report that caffeine can also boost the metabolism
and can stimulate the central nervous system. Some people drink coffee because
they want to get that boost for their body in order to make them stay awake
when they have lots of works or things to do, especially at night. Otherwise, too
much caffeine can also lead to anxiety, irritability, headaches, muscle tremors,
sleeplessness and diarrhea. We should not drink more than five cups of coffee in
a day in order to avoid those bad effects.

On the other hand, besides having advantages, coffee also has disadvantages for
our body. There are some contents of coffee which can endanger our body if we
consume it in the big amount such as toxic metals and rancid oils. First is toxic
metal. Coffee contains some lead, cadmium, aluminum and perhaps other toxic
metals. A cup of coffee now and then is not going to add a lot of toxic metals to
the body, but if we consume it frequently it can cause some diseases to our
body. All the toxic metals are really harmful, it can also make our body gets a
little suffers or even painful if we consume it too much. Second is rancid oil. As
we know that most of ground coffee that sold in the stores contains oils that are
somewhat rancid. Rancid oils are somewhat toxic for the liver and also
stimulant. This is why even we drink thedecaffeinated coffee, itdoes not mean
that there is no rancid oil on it and there is no impossibilityfor our body to get
some suffers if we drink it in the big amount.

The conclusion is that there is no everything that only has one side. There must
be two sides, good and bad side. This is also the same with coffee, although
coffee has lots of advantages to human body, but there are disadvantages, too.
The key is we should control the amount when we want to drink coffee.It is fine
as long as we can drink it in moderation, because it will not bring harms and
suffers to our body. Otherwise, if we drink it in the large amount, it will only bring
harms and suffers to our body as well. So, no matter whether you want to drink
coffee in moderation or in the big amount, but you should consider about those
two sides.

Coffee, a magic word with a magic power. It can be used as a great medicine to
help patients, and it can be taken as a popular drink all over the world. People
love coffee, need coffee and enjoy coffee. Caffeinated drinks are large consumed
by people on regular basis. It has become an international popular drink for
almost everybody. Coffee is so important to our daily lives that coffee has
become as part of their culture in some countries. In fact, some people consider
it as a critical part of their day, and even some people are taking it as a sign of
fashion.

However, the fact that everyone likes coffee does not means everyone is fit to
drink coffee. Whether it is good coffee or bad depends on a persons situation or
condition. Many believe that moderate use of coffee is harmless to the human
body, and it can even help us work faster with fewer errors. According to
researcher Ruxton, Moderate drinking could dramatically reduce the risk of MI
(myocardial infarction), mortality as well as plasma cholesterol (41). However,
the coffee consumption by pregnant women does appear to increase the stillbirth
rate, and decreases the fetal birth rate and fetal heart rate. Furthermore,
increasing coffee consumption affects peoples mental development and
behavior in both good and bad way. Finally, this article discusses both the
benefits and risks of regular coffee consumption. Also, different population
groups are considered, including older men and women, pregnant women and
others.

Caffeine

According to Linda Nolan, caffeine is a kind of chemical drug which shares the
same pharmacological actions of therapeutic interest with theophylline and
theobromine. These acts on kidneys relax the smooth muscles around them;
stimulate cardiac muscles; and stimulate the central nervous system (124).
According to researchers Etherton and Kochar (1993), the typical cup of coffee
contains 85 to 100mg caffeine (175ml or 6oz) and 65 mg of caffeine in a cup of
instant coffee. By comparison, there is 40 mg of caffeine in a 12oz cup of tea,
and 45 mg caffeine in the same size of soft drink (318). However, the effects of

caffeine on individuals depends on how much coffee they consume, and how of
and how long are they consume it.

According to CBC news post on October 14th 2008(our growing appetite for a
boost), 80 percent of us include coffee as part of our daily ritual, and also, every
person, including man, woman and child, will consume 70 milligrams of caffeine
every day, which means a 200ml cup of coffee (1). Even though coffee is a basic
drink in our lives, a cup of is coffee not good for everyone.

Pharmacologic effects

Linda Nolan observes that caffeine is a powerful central nervous system (CNS)
stimulant, and caffeine can over-excited all portions of the cortex (124). Wilson
(as cited in Nolan, 2001) study proved that after taking caffeine, people appear
more intelligent and more easily come up with perfect ideas. In addition, Wilson
(as cited in Nolan, 2001) found that people after taking caffeine had increased
their motor activity --- they can work faster with less time and fewer errors (125).

According to Nicholas, french researchers spent over four years studying more
than 7000 men and women whose average age was 74. Scientists recorded the
education information, income, depression and alcohol with tobacco uses as the
controlling variables. The result shows that women who consumed three cups of
coffee per day were one-third less likely to have significant decline in verbal skills
than those people who drink less than one cup(F6). Meanwhile, Hamel, A., (2009)
shows the same result to us that women aged 65 who drink three or more cups
of coffee a day could help them slow the rate of verbal skill decline and also,
70% of women aged 85 who drink three or more cups a day were found to be
less likely to suffer from reduced mental clarity than women who drank less than
one cup a day (1). In other words, drinking coffee constantly could help the elder
women maintain mental sharpness; however, there appears no effect among
men with caffeine consumption.

Nevertheless, do not rush into the coffee store. The pharmacologic effects of
caffeine cannot benefit for everyone. As we many know, caffeine could make
people feel anxiety depression and panic disorder worse after drinking. Overtake
of coffee could account as a potential risk for disrupting sleep. In Ruxtons states,
400mg of caffeine seems to be the upper limit for people consuming coffee
safely (42). A. Smith() also points out to us that an excessive amount of caffeine
may cause individuals to become anxious, and some patients with anxiety
disorders reported that consumption of caffeine did attribute to their problems
(1224). Overall, several scientists A. Smith, Loke et al(1985) and Sicard et al.
(1996) have stated that high amounts of caffeine consumption (600mg) could
cause the increased anxiety (1224).

Physical performance

Gardner et al (2007) reviewed 20 studies published from 1990 to 2004 and found
that regular tea and coffee consumption could reduce mortality, lower the risk of
MI and plasma cholesterol. Also more than 90000 patients from three cohort
studies reported four cups of caffeine beverages per day (including tea, coffee,
cola and energy drinks etc.) could lower the risk of CVD(death from
cardiovascular diseases)(42). In addition, 26500 middle-aged smokers have been
involved in a study and proved that men who drank more than two cups of coffee
a day have a 21% lower risk of having a stroke(43).

Spanish researchers(no author here) did a large investigation at Harvard Medical

School, and they used data from 86214 women in the Nurses Health Study and
41736 men in the Health Professional Follow-up Study. The researchers wanted
to explore the relation between coffee consumption and all the causes of CVD,
cancer, and other factors. The experiment was taken over a period of 24 years
for the women and 18 years for the men. The study results show that a woman
who drinks at least five to seven cups per week had a lower death rate (fewer
deaths from CVD). Also, there is a lower risk of death from chronic liver diseases
and diabetes for coffee drinkers(6).

Well, nothing comes perfect in this world. Researchers at Creighton University in

Omaha indicate that too much intake of caffeinated products may accelerate
bone loss for women in postmenopause. The research was done among 96
healthy women between 60s and 70s who consume more than 300 milligrams
of caffeine daily. Researchers found those women who were overtaking caffeine
lost more bone from their spines than women consuming less during three
periods. In addition, those effects might be more obvious for women carrying a
certain type of genes.(5)

Coffee and pregnancy

According to Ruxton, the Food Standards Agency (FSA 2008) amended the
recommendation for pregnant women drinking coffee--the advice reduced from
300mg to 200mg per day (44). From common sense, coffee is harmful for an
unborn baby, so pregnant women should not drinking coffee during her
pregnancy period. However, just few of those pregnant women knows how
harmful it would be if they keep drinking coffee during pregnancy. As Wisborg, K.,
Kesmodel, U., et al. (2003) claims that coffee consumption by pregnant women
has a significant relationship with stillbirth. Researchers had analyzed 18400
pregnant womens coffee consumption and birth outcomes. They realized that
the women who drink four to seven cups of coffee daily had an 80% increase
stillbirth rate than women who do not drink at all(1). Furthermore, Bodil Hammer
Bech, et al (2005) made several studies and confirmed that Consumption of

coffee during pregnancy was associated with a higher risk of fetal death,
especially losses occurring after 20 completed weeks of gestation (985).

After so much talking about death factors and diseases caused by drinking
coffee, Steinmehl, Eric (2004) gives us an interesting opinion that coffee could
help people to get a baby. Brazilian researchers recently said that from the 750
sperm samples, people who drink coffee have the most active sperm than
others, which means caffeine in coffee could stimulate sperm (51). Among that,
Steinmehl, Eric (2004) mentioned Fabio Pasqualotto, M.D., ph.D, (the person who
presented the research at a recent conference of American Society for
Reproductive Medicine) said, Poor sperm motility is the culprit for as many as 30
percent of Americas 6 million couples who are unable to conceive. In that way,
whether coffee can meet the needs for infertile people or not is still a disputed
topic for us; however, this news still can be taken as a possible suggestion for
some of the infertile couples. (51)

Conclusion

In conclusion, there are plenty of reasons for us to think about when deciding if
we should drink coffee or not, and obviously the effects of coffee are different
from person to person. We cannot deny that, coffee does play an essential role in
the daily lives. However over consuming of coffee is harmful. Refers to your
foregoes discussion, in this essay I have some pounded cut that moderation
taking(less than three cups a day) or drinking more decaffeinated coffee and
filter-brewed coffee instead. All in all, there are still many concerns from both
sides for us need to be addressed. Before someone could stand up and definitely
tell us it is right or wrong to drink coffee, the only thing we can do for now is wait
for our scientists to answer our questions.