Transfair USA | Press Releases (#)

„and the National Wildlife Federation® today launched a joint effort to promote the benefits of shade-grown certified organic Fair Trade coffee to U.S. consumers. This partnership, announced to coincide with International Migratory Bird Day (May 10), will draw attention to the important link between shaded coffee habitat and the health and welfare of migratory birds of the Americas. To inaugurate this effort, Green Mountain Coffee Roasters® and the National Wildlife Federation have unveiled two co-branded shade-grown certified organic Fair Trade coffees that will be marketed by both organizations: Cafe Verde™ and Cafe Verde™ Decaf SWISS WATER® Process. These coffees are available at www.nwf.org/coffee, www.GreenMountainCoffee.com, and in the Green Mountain Coffee Roasters catalog.“

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Café Forum | Idaho Coffee Companies (#)

„Open seven days - coffee's always on! - 500 West Idaho (Fifth and Idaho), Boise, ID 83702 - Tel: 208-345-4320 - Email: prplbn@aol.com Council Bear Country Books & Espresso Coffee Bar The "Best Espresso in Idaho's Heartland" featuring Panache Gourmet Coffees; Domestic and European Chocolates; Ethnic, Gourmet and Health Foods; New Local/Regional Interest Books; Candles, Incense, Gifts; and "Thousands of Bearly Read Books" - 122 Illinois Avenue, Council, ID 83612 - Tel: 208-253-0033 - Fax: 208-978-6127 - Email: bearcountrybooks@hotmail.com - Url: bearcountrybooks.com Return to Menu   Coffee Roasters Boise Treasure Valley Coffee, Inc. Freshness, quality and service you can depend on - 11875 President Drive, Boise, ID 83713 - Tel: 208 377-8488 Coeur D'Alene Kilimanjaro Coffee Co. Specializing in African coffees.“

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Indian coffee board- monthly magazine- Coffee World Economy (#)

„The ICO has provided consistent support to ASIC in the past and has encouraged scientific research for many years. In 1980 the ICO Promotion Fund allocated a million dollars to assist in financing research in the area of coffee and health. In 1988 the Fund agreed to finance a Public Relation programme for coffee in cooperation with EUCA, the European Coffee Roaster's Association, which led to the formation of ISIC, which today plays such an important role in funding research. And it is with the support of ISIC that the ICO has been able to embark on the current Positively Coffee Programmes, designed to disseminate information on the positive health effects of coffee drinking to the public and now especially to the health care professionals.“

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Hawaii Coffee Association (#)

„Kona Coffee Council, Kona Farmers Alliance, Kona Pacific Farmers Cooperative, Kona Farm Bureau, Hawaii Coffee Association, Hawaii Organic Farmers Association, Hawaii Genetic Engineering Action Network have resolved: “Hawaii State needs to provide Farmer Protection from GE coffee on Hawaii Island (no GE coffee field/greenhouse tests and no commercially grown GE coffee on Hawaii Island) and Biotech Industry Liability for GE coffee economic, environmental or health problems that may occur.” It was noted by Kauai Coffee that “Hawaii Island” should be changed to the “Hawaii Islands”.“

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BSCA - News (#)

„Recognition of the fact that health concerns limit coffee consumption, that medical and associated healthcare professionals are a key source of information for concerned consumers, and that these professionals need to be better informed on the current scientific findings on coffee consumption, is the basis of the second Programme. The “Healthcare Professions - Coffee Education Programme” addresses these concerns and all activities support the aim of establishing broad awareness and understanding of both the general and specific health benefits amongst these medical and healthcare audiences.“

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Coffee Kids | Community - San Pedro (#)

„immunizations, door-to-door health education, and seminars given by doctors from Guatemala City, the San Pedro Women’s Health Collective is helping to prevent and treatmany of the curable childhood diseases which are at the root of the alarming child mortality rate in the area. The San Pedro Women’s Health Collective is funded through a Coffee Kids microcredit program, which is also enabling the families of San Pedro to better provide for their children. With increased income and economic stability, families are able to afford more nutritious food, better health care; their children are able to remain in school instead of requiring working.“

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

„To be cautious, if you are pregnant or have certain health conditions, you should bring your coffee consumption to the attention of your physician, even if it is a moderate habit. Aside from pregnancy, health conditions that merit examining your coffee drinking include benign breast lumps, high chloresterol, heart disease, osteoporosis, and some digestive complaints. Again, nothing has been proven against moderate coffee consumption in any of these situations, but overall results are ambiguous, some physicians may disagree with certain studies that exonerate caffeine, and new studies may have appeared that complicate the matter.“

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Drinking Decaffeinated Coffees (#)

„They use several methods to decaffeinate coffee beans, but there are two preferred methods: removal of caffeine by either solvents or water. For those health-conscious consumers that shudder at the thought of chemicals being added to their coffee beans, there has been little evidence that the chemical used is harmful. This fact may not convince many of you to choose the chemically processed beans, but have you considered the flavor quality? Water-processed beans lack the flavor that is found in the chemically-processed beans.“

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Membership Benefits - National Coffee Association (#)

„A key component of the mission has been building a positive image for coffee products over the years through an ambitious public relations program that includes interviews, articles, news releases and a website. In addition, NCA's health issues management program focuses on educating editors, journalists and health care professionals on the latest scientific research on coffee and caffeine to ensure that accurate information is reaching the consumer on this vital aspect of NCA's industry. Finally, NCA is available to answer the general questions that consumers have about the industry, the product and emerging developments.“

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Tea & Coffee 08/04 - The Latest Finds on Tea & Health (#)

„Tea does contain caffeine, black tea usually more than green, but nowhere near as much as coffee, and anyway, who says caffeine is bad for your health? Certainly not most scientists, who believe a moderate intake of less than 300mg a day has no adverse effects on your health. Although noting that caffeine is “mildly addictive,” they point out that “withdrawal symptoms can be minimized if intake is reduced gradually.” Maybe so, but a low-to-moderate (60-300mg a day) intake of caffeine “has been shown to have beneficial effects on mood and performance.” While most of us know this already, it’s nice to see scientists agreeing with us for a change!“

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

„Clearly, coffee has some health benefits, but also has very real risks and it’s role in the improvement of fitness levels is questionable. So, in light of these facts, I highly recommend being balanced to your approach to coffee ingestion as it relates to your health and fitness. One great way to achieve that balance is to follow the guidelines of the coffee diet and to enjoy your coffee in moderation while following a proper exercise routine. And, if you aren’t sure how to best do that, consult with a clinically certified nutritionist and/or fitness expert.“

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Virtual Coffee: Feature Articles (#)

„The Swiss-Water people apparently have various ways of correcting for this problem, however, and over the years have steadily improved the quality of their product. This success, combined with the encouraging fact that no solvent whatsoever is used in the process and the reassuring ring of "Swiss-Water," with its associations of glaciers, alpine health enthusiasts, and chewy breakfast cereal, have combined to make this process the most popular of the competing decaffeination methods among specialty coffee consumers“

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Tea & Coffee 03/03 - Bringing Healthcare to Female Coffee Farmers (#)

„To realize such a goal, GFH collaborates with regional coffee unions, community leaders, and local and American health care professionals to increase awareness about cancer as well as to improve upon the existing cancer screening infrastructure. Green Mountain Coffee Roasters and Ben & Jerry’s Homemade joined the organization soon after its creation and the added support allowed for the addition of pathologists to work with the already existing technical assistance, equipment and medical supplies. This allowed the project to offer on-site interpretation of pap smears and biopsies of palpable breast lumps.“

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Tea & Coffee 11/04 - Ready-to-Drink Showcase (#)

„With Caffé Botanica Strength you can enjoy that same great taste with all the great benefits of calcium. Caffé Botanica Health is a special blend of organic coffees infused with Echinacea, a wildflower of the central United States that has traditionally been used to promote healing and wellness. This wonderful blend of organic coffees and herbs results in a delicate, pleasantly sweet coffee with floral tones offering all the great benefits of Echinacea. Caffé Botanica Energy is an organic Swiss Water Decaffeinated coffee infused with Asian Ginseng.“

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Melitta in the News (#)

„As a result of the growing awareness and demand for organic coffee, the Melitta World Harvest line also introduces organic coffees. Over the last several years coffee drinkers have become more health conscious about food and beverage choices. Drinking organic coffee promotes the health of the environment, the health of the coffee grower, and the health of the coffee drinker.“

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CoffeeGeek - The Line on Ethical Coffee (#)

„The coffee we now get as 'Jacmel' is brought to Canada by missionaries and health care workers when they return from Haiti. New Millennium Coffee uses the green bean sales to support the orphanage and the producers. This is not some international megaproject, there are no stickers or certifications, only ourselves, the missionaries (New Millennium Coffee), and Madame Alix with her neighbours.We cannot change the economics that affect their country or predict how the current social unrest will affect these few families.“

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Fall Educational Conference3 - National Coffee Association (#)

„This session will examine how these competing beverages have leveraged a health-based message, using different communication strategies, to increase sales. Gary Goldstein will also examine recent scientific research on coffee and caffeine that demonstrates how the industry can use health-based messaging to boost daily consumption. He will conclude with a discussion of how to communicate on health to the general public and with specific demographic groups, especially young adults (18-24) and seniors (60+).“

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

„The Swiss-Water people apparently have various ways of correcting for this problem, however, and over the years have steadily improved the quality of their product. This success, combined with the encouraging fact that no solvent whatsoever is used in the process and the reassuring ring of "Swiss-Water," with its associations of glaciers, alpine health enthusiasts, and chewy breakfast cereal, have combined to make this process the most popular of the competing decaffeination methods among specialty coffee consumers“

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

„So much for the short-term effects. Researchers in the last 30 years or so have tried to implicate coffee, specifically the caffeine in coffee, in heart disease, birth defects, pancreatic cancer, and a half-dozen other less publicized health problems. So far, the evidence is, at most, inconclusive. Clinical reports and studies continue to generate far more questions than answers, and for every report tentatively claiming a link between caffeine and disease, there are several others contradicting it.“

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Health Page 10 (#)

„"Because the overall effect of coffee intakeon health may vary considerably according to acute or chronic consumption, levelof intake, source and type of coffee, methods of roasting and preparation of thebrew, and the development of tolerance, clinical recommendations on coffeeconsumption should be based on the patients' individual health risks andbenefits," they conclude.“

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Coffee Kids | UK (#)

„For 16 years Coffee Kids has been helping small-scale coffee farmers address their own communities' problems with health-care projects, education projects and micro enterprise projects that help coffee farmers establish alternative incomes so they are no longer totally dependent upon coffee as a sole source of income.“

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Coffee @ nationalgeographic.com (#)

„While the intake of coffee may not be hazardous to health, its output can be, especially in tiny El Salvador (map), where 3 percent of the growers produce 60 percent of the crop. At the larger fincas one may be greeted by ferocious guard dogs and wary, armed employees. These coffee czars, most from the country’s wealthiest families, have long been targets of terrorist threats, kidnappings, and sometimes murder.“

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SCAE 4th World Specialily Coffee Conference & Exhibition, 4-7 March 2005 Athens Greece (#)

„Contrary to what most doctors believe, coffee can be good for you. It has been shown that moderate coffee consumption can have a number of potential health benefits, especialy on conditions such as cirrhosis, cancer, heart disease, type 2 diabetes and degenerative brain disorders such as Parkinson disease. Come and find out why your doctor is wrong to tell you that coffee is bad for you!“

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It's All About Coffee (#)

„Scheidt said the bad reputation of normal consumption of regular coffee resulted from flawed Scandinavian studies suggesting that higher caffeine consumption was associated with heart disease. More careful studies have not borne out a link, he said, and the very large Health Professionals Study at Harvard found "absolutely no increased risk of heart disease with four cups of regular coffee a day or even more."“

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Tea & Coffee 06/04 - Coffee as Health Food? (#)

„Just a few weeks ago, there was significant media attention surrounding a Harvard School of Public Health study that established a firm link between coffee and the prevention of Type II, or “adult-onset,” diabetes. The largest study of its kind ever conducted, it tracked 125,000 people over a period of 12 to 18 years, and found that the risk of developing diabetes could be cut in half in men and reduced by 30% in women.“

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Further Reading and Resources (#)

„America's Favorite Drug: Coffee and Your Health, by Edward Bonnie,is worth checking out from your local library. If coffee consumption worriesyou to the point where you can't enjoy it, a critical reading of anti-coffeeliterature might help you make up your mind. The jury is out on coffee'sharmful effects, but not in the opinion of Edward Bonnie.“

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Cafe Campesino ...from crop to cup a Fair Trade (#)

„By purchasing organically grown coffee you are benefiting your own health, the health of farmers and their communities. You help preserve and maintain the natural balance in our ecosystem and you can increase the standard of living for the farmers. In addition you make a statement that chemical free alternatives are a better option and increase demand and supply of organic alternatives.“

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Coffee Kids | Community - Oaxaca (#)

„Often this translates into migration to urbancenters or heading north toward the US border. By collaborating with a local organization in Oaxacacalled CAMPO (Center of Support for the Popular Movement of Oaxaca), Coffee Kids is supporting aproject that provides 200 indigenous families with a healthy and environmentally sound alternativeto sole economic dependence on coffee farming.“

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Café de Colombia - QUALITY OF LIFE (#)

„In the coffee growing regions, parents and children have access to improved health services. The Federation has built more than 180 clinics and 200 rural health centers and sponsors mass vaccination campaigns for children. Overall, there has been enormous success in disease prevention and an increase in the health of the Colombian people.“

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Global Exchange : gx100001.html (#)

„Fair Trade farmer cooperatives are assured a minimum of $1.26 per pound. With a fair and stable income, coffee growers are able to invest in their families' health care and education. The Fair Trade system currently benefits 550,000 farming families in 20 countries. Consumers can purchase Fair Trade coffee at approximately 7,000 retail locations in the US.“

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JAMA -- Abstract: A Prospective Study of Coffee Consumption and the Risk of Symptomatic Gallstone Disease in Men, June 9, 1999, Leitzmann et al. 281 (22): 2106 (#)

„Design and Setting  The Health Professionals Follow-up Study, a prospective cohort study, in which the consumption of coffee and other caffeinated drinks was assessed starting in 1986 as part of the 131-item food frequency questionnaire given to US male health professionals with follow-up through 1996.“

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View topic - Ever Heard of Healthy Coffee???? - Coffee Forum (#)

„The gano company is projected to bankrupt starbucks for a variety of reasons. gano coffee is healthy starbucks is not. starbucks does not pay you to drink their coffee, gano does, big time, 3. starbucks coffee is not tax deductible, gano is (if you are treating it as a business).“

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Coffee Trade (#)

„To help ensure good demand and increased coffee consumption, manufacturers are investing in product development and innovation as well as implementing programmes to ensure a balanced message is given on health issues. Ensuring strong demand for coffee is a vital element of protecting producer prices.“

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illy caffè North America (#)

„President of I.S.I.C. (Institute for Scientific Information of Coffee), 1991-92.The activities of this institute include studying the scientific aspects of coffee and its preparation, as well as promoting discussion on the subject of "coffee and health".“

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BBC - Health - Healthy living - Caffeinated drinks (#)

„There is good news for coffee drinkers. It has been found that coffee may be beneficial in some areas of health. Early research has found that coffee may reduce the risk of developing gallstones, kidney stones and colorectal cancer.“

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DRINK TO YOUR HEALTH: Fourth Major Study Confirms Coffee Reduces Diabetes Risk - National Coffee Association (#)

„An oral glucose tolerance test identified 55 men and 52 women with previously undiagnosed Type II Diabetes and 172 men and 167 women with impaired glucose tolerance. Information about the subjects’ coffee consumption and health-related habits were obtained by questionnaire.“

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Mr. Coffee® - Tea for Health (#)

„ Mr. Coffee® Iced Tea Makers make it so simple to serve up delicious, healthy refreshments. Freshly brewed, frosty ice tea is ready in less than 10 minutes! There’s no fuss, no mess, and our iced tea makers are even super easy to clean.“

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Indian coffee board- monthly magazine- Cover Story - ASIC 2004 (#)

„Dr. Swaminathan touched upon four key areas (1) facing the challenge of price Fluctuations, (2) Enhancing Global Competitiveness, (3) Coffee Health and (4) Coffee & Prosperity and their Implications for Science, Society and Public Policy.“

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Hawaii Coffee Association (#)

„Mike suggested scheduling a meeting in January with MCC to put on a class pertaining to coffee. Suggestion for committee to develop a coffee fact sheet on health benefits of coffee or other items. “

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Hawaii Coffee Association (#)

„According to Dick Petersen, need a Boston City health permit to serve coffee in the booth. Every booth that serves good needs a hand washing station. Charlene solicited comments on what worked and what didn't work at the Anaheim Conference.“

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The many methods of brewing coffee - coffeecrew.com - victoria, b.c. canada (#)

„Make sure to buy a stainless steel pot. Corrosive aluminum not only affects the taste of the coffee but can be hazardous to your health. "It's slightly more intense than drip coffee," Newell says. "It's distinctive.“

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Coffee, Tea and Health (#)

„Many research studies have been performed on the effects of coffee and tea on a number of diseases and health conditions. Please keep in mind that different studies may come to different conclusions, leading to some contradictory findings.“

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Coffee Buying Tips, Coffee Grinding Tips (#)

„After watching his heard of goats become frisky after eating berries from this unknown bush, he ate them himself, and found these berries gave him a renewed vigor. Coffee and Health Issues“

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Coffee @ nationalgeographic.com (#)

„Coffee Science Sourcewww.coffeescience.orgThe National Coffee Association’s site presents coffee, caffeine, and health information.“

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Indiacoffee - Guide to Indian coffee - What is specialty coffee? (#)

„The coffee grown with out using chemicals and pesticides are in great demand in the developed countries because of increasing awareness on health of consumers and protection of environment.“

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Health Page 1 (#)

„We like to thank Coffee & Tea Connoisseur forgiving us permission to reprint portions of their article or FAQs relating to coffee andhealth.“

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Amazon.com: Books: Uncommon Grounds: The History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World (#)

„And we haven't gotten to coffee's health affects. Is coffee good for you? A simple question that doctors is still trying to properly answer.“

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Publications - National Coffee Association (#)

„ Health and Safety In the Importation of Green Coffee Into the United States“

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Ryan Jacobs (INeedCoffee.com) (#)

„Coffee Health Myths Explained  “

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Speciality Coffee Association of Europe (#)

„Coffee and health – today’s perspective“

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Health (#)

„Coffee Health Myths Explained“

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