Comments on: A New Year’s Coffee Resolution?: A Moratorium On Snake Oil Articles About Coffee http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2007/01/death-in-a-mug/ Rants and Raves on Espresso Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:22:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Espresso News and Reviews - TheShot.coffeeratings.com » Green Coffee capsules - all the weight loss benefits, none of the bitter taste! http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2007/01/death-in-a-mug/#comment-2539 Espresso News and Reviews - TheShot.coffeeratings.com » Green Coffee capsules - all the weight loss benefits, none of the bitter taste! Sat, 19 May 2007 00:09:25 +0000 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/?p=351#comment-2539 [...] The uncontrollable urge to assign shamanic powers of eternal life or instant death to coffee are still in full bloom. Last December, we reported on the UK introduction of CoffeeSlender (a.k.a. Café Bulimia), a coffee drink that claimed to help consumers lose weight through something called Svetol — a derivative of green coffee beans. Today we can apparently bypass the beverage part entirely and just take a pill (it’s about time!): Response Source | Press Releases - Green Coffee capsules - all the weight loss benefits, none of the bitter taste! [...] [...] The uncontrollable urge to assign shamanic powers of eternal life or instant death to coffee are still in full bloom. Last December, we reported on the UK introduction of CoffeeSlender (a.k.a. Café Bulimia), a coffee drink that claimed to help consumers lose weight through something called Svetol — a derivative of green coffee beans. Today we can apparently bypass the beverage part entirely and just take a pill (it’s about time!): Response Source | Press Releases - Green Coffee capsules - all the weight loss benefits, none of the bitter taste! [...]

]]> By: Espresso News and Reviews - TheShot.coffeeratings.com » Cup size is crucial http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2007/01/death-in-a-mug/#comment-693 Espresso News and Reviews - TheShot.coffeeratings.com » Cup size is crucial Sat, 03 Feb 2007 23:50:40 +0000 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/?p=351#comment-693 [...] Oh, I forgot. We only drink coffee for medicinal purposes. How silly of me. [...] [...] Oh, I forgot. We only drink coffee for medicinal purposes. How silly of me. [...]

]]> By: Espresso News and Reviews - TheShot.coffeeratings.com » The New Food Science - and Where Coffee Sits http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2007/01/death-in-a-mug/#comment-639 Espresso News and Reviews - TheShot.coffeeratings.com » The New Food Science - and Where Coffee Sits Wed, 31 Jan 2007 01:02:01 +0000 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/?p=351#comment-639 [...] I always say I refuse to write about the latest health-related press release about coffee. Sure enough, last week, I wrote about the so-called new positive news about coffee’s affect on your health. A couple months earlier, I wrote about the folly of drinking coffee or tea primarily as a biochemical or epidemiological decision. But this week, I read an article that perhaps best expresses my skepticism over how science, marketing, and media have all come together in an unholy stew to drive much of the public health debate today. [...] [...] I always say I refuse to write about the latest health-related press release about coffee. Sure enough, last week, I wrote about the so-called new positive news about coffee’s affect on your health. A couple months earlier, I wrote about the folly of drinking coffee or tea primarily as a biochemical or epidemiological decision. But this week, I read an article that perhaps best expresses my skepticism over how science, marketing, and media have all come together in an unholy stew to drive much of the public health debate today. [...]

]]> By: TheShot http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2007/01/death-in-a-mug/#comment-597 TheShot Fri, 26 Jan 2007 23:20:04 +0000 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/?p=351#comment-597 Well if it's Dr. Dean, who can argue?! :) Well if it’s Dr. Dean, who can argue?! :)

]]> By: controlrod http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/2007/01/death-in-a-mug/#comment-591 controlrod Fri, 26 Jan 2007 15:58:43 +0000 http://theshot.coffeeratings.com/?p=351#comment-591 Hey Greg, You're right, I've never heard of a coffee related death. I did hear from Dr. Dean Edell on KGO (so it must be true ;) that 40 cups of coffee was a fatal dose. What do you think? Truth or Urban Legend? Rod Hey Greg,

You’re right, I’ve never heard of a coffee related death. I did hear from Dr. Dean Edell on KGO (so it must be true ;) that 40 cups of coffee was a fatal dose. What do you think? Truth or Urban Legend?

Rod

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