Fairtrade | Publications | Fair Comment | Autumn 1999 (#)

„Over a thousand staff at its head office in Perth and CGU Direct in Bishopbriggs will drink the new Fairtrade refreshments, supplied by Redwood Catering. Explaining the move, Managing Director Phil Loney said, "Something as inconsequential as my tea and coffee drinking habits can have significant consequences for the living standards of some of the most vulnerable people in the world. As a company, if we can support fairly traded products, then we will be positively touching the lives of people who do not have the privileges and opportunities which we are used to. It is a simple first step which many people will be happy to support." Not only did CGU appreciate Fairtrade's ethical credentials, but in taste trials, staff preferred the new products to those from their previous suppliers.“

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- Coffee Science Information Centre (#)

„Case control studies and cohort studies are subject to confounding and the best studies adjust the data for other known risk factors for coronary heart disease. However, even after adjustment it is still possible that coffee drinking or caffeine intake are acting as markers for some other aspect of lifestyle which is the true cause of the disease. A good example of this is the finding of the Olivetti Heart Study that after multivariate adjustment coffee consumption was significantly associated with cigarette smoking, a well-established risk factor for heart disease (1). The idea that coffee drinking is a marker for a lifestyle characterised by known risk factors for heart disease including smoking, lack of physical activity and consumption of saturated fat is supported by data from three other cohort studies (2, 3, 4).“

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Coffee and Diabetes (#)

„Two more recent papers concluded that long-term coffee consumption is associated with a statistically significantly lower risk for type 2 diabetes (4) and that coffee drinking has a graded inverse association with the risk of type 2 DM (5).  These findings are further strengthened by two Swedish studies, which support the hypothesis that coffee consumption protects from the development of diabetes (6 & 7).  The mechanisms for this risk reduction are not clear, however, research conducted in the UK, found that coffee drinking had an effect on two hormones in the body that control insulin secretion, and suggest that this may be the mechanism behind the protective effect of coffee consumption and Type 2 diabetes (8).“

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Fresh Cup Magazine (#)

„In an effort to steer young beer drinkers away from late night ballyhoo and tomfoolery, the English parliament has recommended that more coffee shops stay open late to counter the country’s nighttime drinking culture. Parliamentary chairwoman Christine Russel says, “British towns and cities focus their evening activities on young people, but a successful renaissance depends on striking a balance between a good night out for some and a good night’s sleep for others.” In a report issued by Parliament, it is suggested that the nightlife merchants and community work with local authorities to improve public transportation, discourage activities where binge drinking occurs most, such as happy hours, and install more urinals along the streets. For a country infamous for its pubs, the suggested change is a bold decision.“

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International Coffee Organization (#)

„From 1998 to 2001 the ICO undertook generic promotion campaigns in China and Russia. The objective was to develop, through education, promotion and media coverage, a coffee culture that would enhance the image of coffee drinking. Imports of coffee have doubled in China, and increased by more than 75% in Russia in this period. ICO promotion activities such as media briefings, Coffee Festivals and the dissemination of educational materials such as the Story of Coffee have contributed to the remarkable growth in these markets, increasing public awareness of coffee, and achieving favourable media coverage.“

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- Coffee Science Information Centre (#)

„Associations between coffee consumption and cancer risk have been reviewed at regular intervals. In 1997 the World Cancer Research Fund in association with the American Institute for Cancer Research concluded that “Most evidence on coffee suggests that coffee drinking has no relationship with cancer risk” (1). The authors of a 2000 scientific review wrote that “This updated and comprehensive overview of coffee and cancer epidemiology provides further reassuring information on the absence of any appreciable association between coffee intake and most common cancers, including cancer of the genital tract, digestive tract and of the breast” (4).“

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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„The one professional's choice coffee, the Alpen Sierra Kenya Nyaithee AA, was, to my taste, significantly better than any of the ten best-sellers. Either: 1) the American coffee-drinking public is still not up to a coffee as dramatically complex and distinctive and this Kenya; or 2) The American coffee-drinking public is still not up to paying a couple extra bucks more for a coffee as dramatically complex and distinctive as this Kenya; or 3) Coffee roasters and coffee reviewers tend to like the same kinds of dramatically complex and distinctive coffees.“

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International Coffee Organization (#)

„Take life easy with the aroma of happiness) the campaign will be communicated through a range of media, including newspapers, magazines and particularly ratio and television. It is aimed at strengthening consumption by the 66% of the population who are regular coffee drinkers, encouraging occasional coffee drinkers to drink more and non-drinkers (13% of the population) to start drinking it. In parallel to this campaign, the General Manager of Federacafé, Mr. Gabriel Silva, has announced that Federacafé and the coffee industry will also undertake a series of activities to strengthen coffee consumption in the next four years.“

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The Coffee Review - the world's leading coffee buying guide (#)

„Most of these benefits have been identified through statistical studies that track a large group of subjects over the course of years and match incidence of various diseases with individual habits, like drinking coffee, meanwhile controlling for other variables that may influence that relationship. According to a spate of such recent studies moderate coffee drinking may lower the risk of colon cancer by about 25%, gallstones by 45%, cirrhosis of the liver by 80%, and Parkinson's disease by 50% to as much as 80%. Other benefits include 25% reduction in onset of attacks among asthma sufferers and, at least among a large group of female nurses tracked over many years, fewer suicides.“

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illy caffè North America (#)

„"Yugoslavia was occupied for 500 years by the Turkish, and drinking coffee was an integral part of the culture there. The farther south you went in Yugoslavia, the slower the coffee drinking ritual was. Half the day could be spent drinking coffee." She goes on to explain that when approached by illy, she had already been working on "The Coffee Table Book", a book that would contain a little bag of coffee that you could make, and then sit down and drink the coffee with your book. "All that belongs to my general idea of ritualizing art in everyday life.“

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Tips on Coffee - The Devil's Cup: Coffee, the Driving Force in History (#)

„Traveling by train, dhow, rickshaw, cargo freighter and donkey, Allen follows the trail coffee took as it spread around the planet. Along the way he offers a running commentary on (and makes an intriguing case for) 19th century French historial Jules Michelet's theory that Europes transformation into a coffee-drinking society led to the birth of enlightened Western civilization. Allen takes everything in stride and he has the rare ability to capture his characters' unsavoriness without denigrating them. The Devil's Cup coveys a surprisingly thorough history of coffee in an entertaining package that no one could mistake for a textbook.“

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- Coffee Science Information Centre (#)

„Two studies, each on the Kaiser Permanente Medical Care Program cohort in California, originally demonstrated that coffee drinking might protect against liver cirrhosis. In the first study, 59 cases of liver cirrhosis were diagnosed and it was shown that subjects who drank four or more cups of coffee per day had 80% less chance of developing liver cirrhosis than non-coffee drinkers (1). In the second study, it was reported that coffee drinkers had 23% less chance of dying from liver cirrhosis than non-coffee drinkers (2).“

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BBC News | HEALTH | Coffee linked to arthritis (#)

„Wednesday, 26 July, 2000, 00:59 GMT 01:59 UK Coffee linked to arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis affects one per cent of the population Drinking coffee may increase the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis, according to doctors. Research carried out in Finland suggests the number of cups of coffee drunk daily is linked to increased risk of developing the condition. Doctors at the National Institute of Public Health in Helsinki examined their theory among a cross sectional survey of almost 7,000 people.“

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Coffee Research (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„The Coffee and Espresso sections feature equally detailed information on subjects closer to home for most coffee drinkers. There are instructions on the elements of home brewing, and other facts flavoring your coffee-drinking experience. Of particular interest to those playing Around the World with their coffee bean purchases is an informative chart in the Coffee/ Origins section detailing harvest months and output for the major coffee producing countries in the world.“

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Basic Black - Coffee for the next generation - coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada (#)

„David Sullivan, of St. Andrews, an innkeeper, writer and coffee drinker who has, in fact, written about coffee drinking, adds cream to take the edge of his morning cup of wake-up juice. He too believes there is a relationship between personality and coffee additives, if only in the mind of the person drinking the coffee. "I don't know if (coffee says anything about personality) but the people themselves might think so which is perhaps the only thing that matters," he said.“

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CoffeeGeek - Articles: CoffeeGeek Columnist Feedback, Cold Coffee Friendships, The Cafe Stage (#)

„I like how the author spoke about his first coffee drinking experience with his grandmother's Folger's because it is similar to my first exposure to coffee.  I remember when my family and I used to go to my grandmother's house, one of the first things I would do was head straight to the kitchen.  She would always leave half of her cup of coffee on the kitchen table and I would sneak in and drink it ( I also tried sneaking a puff of my uncle's cigarette, once - with a drastically different outcome...).“

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Tea & Coffee 12/04 - 2005 Tea & Coffee Industry Forecast (#)

„This shift also sheds new light on the growing “occasional drinker” segment that’s been growing over the last few years. At the same time, coffee drinking jumped sharply in dayparts other than the most traditional, breakfast and dinner - up from 18 to 23% between breakfast and lunch, from 7 to 10% at lunch, from 9 to 15% between lunch and dinner, and from 9 to 11% after dinner. Consumers also drank more coffee outside the home in 2004, reversing a previous, three-year trend toward in-home drinking.“

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Schomer's Table@Lucidcafé 16 (#)

„Steamed milk and espresso coffee are a classic combination as the act of steaming sweetens milk which softens the impact of the espresso coffee. In addition, coffee drinking has been shown to leech calcium from the body, something that milk contains. The effect on the straight espresso flavors is to emphasize caramelized sugars and reduce bitterness or astringency. However you lose all of the varietal complexities in the blend, and the enjoyable aftertaste.“

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India coffee-monthly magazine-Over A Cup Of Coffee (#)

„The study tried to find out the coffee drinking habits of school going children. Some 2,000 children in Bangalore between the age group of seven and 16 were studied on their coffee drinking habits had their knowledge of the same. The results showed that 80 per cent of them did drink coffee in the required amounts and it was a normal daily routine they followed at home. Of them, 20 per cent had started before the age of three.“

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Transfair USA | Fair Trade News (#)

„And students-society's moral fighters-may turn out to play an important role in eventually ending the coffee crisis. Not only do students support fair-trade coffee by drinking it, they are also forming organizations and educating themselves on the positive social effects of fair trade. And we hope this dedication doesn't stop once students stop being students. "It has an important message with it," Peyser says.“

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illy caffè North America (#)

„a flash of childhood blended into the very adult pleasure of drinking coffee, melting together color and flavor .the images play a part in the coffee drinking experience. Each cup and saucer in the collection features a different animal: a donkey, bear, sheep, walrus, hippo and elephant - mix and match the brightly colored silhouettes to create crossbred images whose simplicity draws you to the art of tasting.“

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- Coffee Science Information Centre (#)

„A In general, people who drink coffee do not have higher cholesterol levels than people who abstain from coffee drinking. Only coffee that has been brewed by the boiled method, peculiar to Scandinavia, has been found to raise serum cholesterol levels. This effect can be removed by simply filtering the boiled coffee before drinking.“

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BBC NEWS | Health | Row over coffee advice for diabetics (#)

„Diabetes experts in the UK said more needed to be known about why coffee drinkers had a reduced risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, and warned there were risks in drinking too much coffee. Type 2, or non-insulin dependent diabetes is the most common form of the disease and usually occurs in people who are over 45 and overweight. They do not make enough insulin, or cannot make proper use of it.“

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Brewing the Perfect Cup of Java (#)

„For years I was making coffee with less robust flavors because I had too large a cup for the amount of coffee I was using. When I finally did begin measuring, my coffee drinking experience was transformed into the delightful, pleasing experience that remains constant if I follow these simple directions.“

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India coffee - News - Bru to be Hind Lever`s mother coffee brand (#)

„HLL's move comes at a time, the other primary contender Tata Coffee has tasted success with its Mr Bean label. Targetted at the filter coffee drinking population in south, Mr Bean has been a hit in Kerala, including the Malabar regions and Tamil Nadu. While HLLs Bru Green label competes in this segment, HLL is trying to narrow down on regional choices by unveiling such customised category“

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CoffeeGeek - Bodum Thermia Press Pot - David Imperial's Review (#)

„ Then one day I dropped the pot on the ground and shattered it to pieces.  As I stood there with a piece of glass lodged in the side of my pinky toe, a smile slowly came over me,  knowing that my luke warm mud coffee drinking days were over.  Then I pulled out my 2 year old Starbucks Barista espresso machine from the closet which I stopped using 2 weeks after I bought it because...“

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Tea & Coffee 04/01 - World News (#)

„Mintel’s consumer research shows that coffee drinking does increase with age, and that this is the case for both in home and out of home drinking. There is a sharp jump in the percent of regular coffee drinkers between the 18-24 age group and the 25-34 age group. This suggests that young adults’ drinking habits do change.“

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Effects of Coffee and Tea on Diabetes (#)

„According to their study, people who drank 7 cups a day (or more) were 50% less likely to develop type 2 diabetes. Drinking less coffee had less of an impact on diabetes onset. Researchers are still looking at the connection between coffee and diabetes, and caution people that 7 cups of coffee per day is enough to create other health problems.“

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The SCAE Awards for Coffee Excellence (#)

„Sunalini Menon and the creation of SCAI and a Specialty Coffee market in India! In a country with no coffee drinking tradition and  strong attachment to tradition, she has slowly convinced many that a focus on quality will create the basis for a sound Specialty coffee market, which is developing faster than the wildest estimates.“

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CoffeeKid - A Closeup Look at Ground Coffee! (#)

„Why is this important and why am I even bothering to be this anally retentive about something 99.9% of the coffee drinking public doesn't even care about? Because this image shows exactly why a Rocky grinder is worth its' $200 cost, or a Mini Mazzer is worth $375. It also shows why you get what you pay for when you buy a $15 weed whacker grinder and call it good - it isn't.“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„Early studies linked coffee drinking with pancreatic cancer, high blood pressure and heart disease. But this research often didn't account for the negative consequences of cigarette smoking, once a habit of many coffee drinkers. It wasn't the coffee but the accompanying smoking that was the real link to health problems.“

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Health Page 1 (#)

„Heart Problems. The 1980s studies relating heartproblems to excessive coffee drinking (five cups or more), were discarded by a more recentreport which showed no increase in heart attacks for people who drank six cups of coffeeor more. Drinking decaf coffee showed no drop in cholesterol levels.“

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Health Page 7 (#)

„In a thorough review of the research on caffeine'srelationship to ovarian cancer, no evidence indicated that caffeine consumption is a riskfactor for ovarian cancer when known factors are taken into account. In fact, theInternational Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) found there is inadequate evidence tosuggest coffee drinking causes ovarian cancer.“

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Effects of Coffee and Tea on Heart Disease (#)

„Excessive coffee drinking is often thought to lead to higher blood pressure. It's been shown that drinking 4-5 cups of coffee can raise your blood pressure by 5 points, compared to having only 1 cup. This isn't a huge amount, but the consequences over the years can lead to heart attacks and strokes.“

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View topic - withdrawals for how long? - Coffee Forum (#)

„I so hate seeing these types of posts, they make coffee seem like some drug you cannot get off of and that it sustains any form of your functionality. It very much does not, yes a little caffine helps in the morning, but is not mandatory to get up, nor does coffee drinking dictate your life.“

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Frank Zappa: Coffee Achiever (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„Even without the specific references to coffee drinking, it is apparent in Zappa's lifestyle and his art that coffee was a driving force. His approach to making music was not the erratic one we might expect from a rock musician. Rather, he played with the ethic of a genuine workaholic.“

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CoffeeGeek - 3rd Annual Holiday Gift List Sweeps Results (#)

„Thanks 1st Line for the prize and for supporting the world of coffee, and thanks CoffeeGeek for providing an avenue for us crazed coffee drinkers to discover, learn and enjoy drinking this strange brew concocted from dried, burned and ground fruit pits!:)“

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Virtual Coffee: Books (#)

„And learning about modern debates over cultivation methods and marketing approaches enables drinkers to feel that they are participating in this history, not just enjoying a cup of Joe. All of this adds to the experience of drinking a fine coffee well-prepared.“

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Coffee and Fitness: Friends or Foes? (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„Wendy Doyle from the British Dietetic Association . 'In my mind, the evidence against coffee drinking is poor, unless you're talking about an exceptionally high consumption. In moderation, coffee doesn't appear to cause health problems.'“

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Indian coffee board- monthly magazine- Cover Story- Coffee Consumption in India - Perspectives and Prospects (#)

„Among filter coffee drinking households, 49% are branded coffee drinkers and 51 % are unbranded coffee drinkers. In the South, filter coffee is bought mostly from R&G outlets.“

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Coffee In Israel (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„These cosmopolitan (and "yuppie") tendencies paradoxically combine with the root social experience of coffee drinking in the Israeli Army to create an atmosphere conducive to the widespread growth of espresso cafes throughout the country.“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„We socialize with a cup in hand, we welcome its stimulating effects as a pick-me-up during our workday, and we sip it at the end of our meals. Coffee drinking is an enjoyable and important daily ritual to millions of Americans.“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„CHICAGO, (Reuters) - A study done in Finland, the heaviest coffee drinking country, provides more evidence that the world's most widely consumed beverage may ward off adult onset diabetes, researchers said on Tuesday.“

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The Hamilton Spectator article - coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada (#)

„At the other end lies the rest of coffee-drinking society, where you can order the same specialty coffee at chains from coast to coast and grab a cappuccino at a gas station variety store.“

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Effects of Coffee and Tea on Arthritis (#)

„Excessive coffee drinking could increase your risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA). But most people won't need to worry. You'd need to drink 11 or more cups of coffee per day.“

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Tea and Coffee Associations (#)

„They serve the public, the coffee industry and their association members. They have a publication on US coffee drinking trends and their site offers a lot of info on the industry.“

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View topic - What to worry about? - Coffee Forum (#)

„I did a lot of research for an article on my coffee related website. All i found was that there is not enough conclusive research on the health issues related to coffee drinking.“

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Basics of espresso - coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada (#)

„Coffee drinking leads to social behavior, voluble and senseless chatter, blethering and talking in circles. With espresso, this is accelerated and better known as insanity. Take heed!“

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View topic - Coffee Survey! - Coffee Forum (#)

„14. Do you feel that your coffee drinking at coffee shops has increased over the last 5 years? Yes No :stayed the same....went everyday“

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CoffeeKid - November Zooms By So Fast... (#)

„However, I sampled out the Zoka to a few local espresso heads, and it was an absolute hit. Coffee drinking is so subjective!“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„Coffee drinking may lower your risk of colon cancer by up to 25 percent because of its ability to help keep you regular.“

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Listmania! Christmas Gift List ofThrillers! (#)

„Heart-Racing Sublime Suspense Fiction : A list by Samantha McGee, Coffee Drinking Erotic Cowgirl“

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