Althouse: Exactly how many cups of coffee to drink, taking all the pro-coffee and anti-coffee study results into account.

২২ নভেম্বর, ২০১৩

Exactly how many cups of coffee to drink, taking all the pro-coffee and anti-coffee study results into account.

The answer is: 3.

২৬টি মন্তব্য:

Curious George বলেছেন...: One press pot of Collectivo. Working on some Velo now. But that would be 8, but I often leave one mug behind...so then 6.; ২২/১১/১৩, ১১:১২ AM
traditionalguy বলেছেন...: Sounds like wine. Three glasses is good, but four or more is bad.

Was that per day or per hour?; ২২/১১/১৩, ১১:১৬ AM
Sorun বলেছেন...: “Acute ingestion of caffeine … equivalent to the amount found in 2-3 cups of coffee … results in a short-term stimulation of urine output…”

I've found the same thing with ingesting water -- it stimulates urine output. But that's just me.; ২২/১১/১৩, ১১:১৬ AM
Henry বলেছেন...: The 56% increase in death (love the specifics) is for the population that has a very low death rate. Not all percentages are created equal.

But as the blurb says, don’t think too hard: Thinking could turn into ruminating—and ruminating quadruples your risk of depression.; ২২/১১/১৩, ১১:১৬ AM
George M. Spencer বলেছেন...: Is a cup a "cup"?; ২২/১১/১৩, ১১:১৯ AM
Sorun বলেছেন...: I assume 3 cups is for an average weight person. What's that? I'm 190 lbs, so I always bump these things up: 4 cups instead of 3, or 3 beers instead of 2.; ২২/১১/১৩, ১১:২০ AM
Ann Althouse বলেছেন...: I'm sure what we look at as a cup today is at least 2 cups, possibly even 4 cups.

And what about the strength of the coffee?

And shouldn't one's body size matter. Should a 120-pound person drink the same amount as a 240-pound person?

And I would like to know the best amount of wine. We know it's at least one glass a day. But there too, I'll bet a lot of people who are pouring their "one" glass are pouring 10 or 12 ounces, which is 2 glasses. It's hard to be honest about that, and the glasses they make these days (like the coffee mugs) encourage fantasy.; ২২/১১/১৩, ১১:২৩ AM
MadisonMan বলেছেন...: I thought it was 42.

Douglas Adams was wrong?; ২২/১১/১৩, ১১:২৩ AM
Deb বলেছেন...: I know for a fact that when my coffee consumption sinks below 4 cups per day, I become very depressed.

As we speak I am on cup number 4. Or maybe 5.; ২২/১১/১৩, ১১:২৬ AM
Deb বলেছেন...: Not all cups are cups. I'm talking 12 oz cups.; ২২/১১/১৩, ১১:২৭ AM
Ann Althouse বলেছেন...: The trick is to have your number and to really believe in it.

The hope keeps you alive.; ২২/১১/১৩, ১১:৪১ AM
Crunchy Frog বলেছেন...: How many licks does it take to get to the tootsie roll center of a tootsie pop?; ২২/১১/১৩, ১১:৪৬ AM
Henry বলেছেন...: The trick is to have your number and to really believe in it.

My number is 4:15 PM.; ২২/১১/১৩, ১২:০৭ PM
Curious George বলেছেন...: Also the darker the roast the less caffeine.; ২২/১১/১৩, ১২:১০ PM
lemondog বলেছেন...: One cup = 8oz.; ২২/১১/১৩, ১২:২১ PM
3john2 বলেছেন...: Five is right out.; ২২/১১/১৩, ১:২৬ PM
William বলেছেন...: Why would anyone want to get out of bed except for a cup of coffee?......There are healthy addictions. Compulsive jogging. Coffee drinking. Blueberries mixed with extra dark chocolate and yogurt. These are proof that there is such a thing as a benign God if only we open our hearts.; ২২/১১/১৩, ১:২৮ PM
ALP বলেছেন...: If you are worried about Alzheimer's, its 6 cups a day!; ২২/১১/১৩, ১:৩১ PM
Tank বলেছেন...: Two cups just before bedtime.; ২২/১১/১৩, ১:৫৫ PM
Freeman Hunt বলেছেন...: I'm more curious about the ideal number of pots.

One hopes we might go past three into the bad and keep going, eventually coming around to it being good again.; ২২/১১/১৩, ৩:০৮ PM
Ann Althouse বলেছেন...: The traditional coffee cup was actually 6 ounces. In measuring for recipes, it's true that a cup is 8 oz.

And a traditional wineglass is 5.5 oz., which is why I'm saying 10 - 12 oz. is 2 glasses.; ২২/১১/১৩, ৩:২৪ PM
Joe বলেছেন...: I've tried to like coffee, but have never been able to.

(One irony; my oldest is a barista.); ২২/১১/১৩, ৩:৫৭ PM
Sam L. বলেছেন...: I'm a Zero guy. Tea; by the bag, or loose (corralled, though).; ২২/১১/১৩, ৪:২৩ PM
Lyle বলেছেন...: I imagine I drink coffee like Christopher Hitchens drank alcohol.

It's a comfort to me.; ২২/১১/১৩, ৬:৪৬ PM
Strelnikov বলেছেন...: According to Sheldon, 73 is the perfect number for everything.

That's a lot of coffee.; ২৩/১১/১৩, ৯:১৯ AM
নামহীন বলেছেন...: Are these little glasses or huge bobo glasses? You know, the ones that can stylishly fit an entire bottle of wine.; ২৩/১১/১৩, ২:৫৮ PM