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You probably already know a little bit about why organic coffee is good for you. When you sip coffee brewed from organic beans, you can bask in the knowledge that people in the communities who grow your coffee beans are not exposed to dangerous chemicals and that the sustainability of the environment is not being damaged. It gives you the certainty that you’re not ingesting pesticide residues with your daily pick-me-up. You can rest assured that there are fewer toxins standing in the way of your daily dose of antioxidants. But what if organic coffee could be improved even further?...

The fact that there is so little research available on pesticides in coffee can make a consumer want to take a second look at what’s going on. Uncertainty springs from two places. First, exactly how many pesticides are being used on coffee beans? Second, what kinds of effects do those residues have on our bodies? And American coffee-drinkers should be especially interested since US regulators have relatively lax rules. Coffee-growing countries each have their own monitoring systems and limits for pesticide use. The grower’s regulations may be very different from the residue limits that the importing countries set. Usually local...

After a years-long court battle, a California judge has ruled that coffee companies that did not want to settle financially out of court must post cancer warnings due to possible levels of acrylamide. Don’t let scare tactics keep you from enjoying one of the highest-antioxidant superfoods in the Western diet and one of life’s purest pleasures. Coffee expert Edward Giovannucci from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health spoke out against the cancer warning in a blog for the American Institute of Cancer Research, saying that there is no evidence that acrylamide causes cancer in humans. “On a ‘cancer...

Coffee isn’t just low-calorie--it can actually help you lose weight faster! One thing that fans of healthy eating love about coffee is it’s low calorie count. In fact, black coffee without added cream or sugar has next to zero calories. As long as you’re not getting your coffee fix through frappes or creamy lattes, you have very little to account for in your daily meal-tracking. It’s a choice that you can feel good about, but maybe it can make you feel even better than you originally thought. What you may not know is there may be more weight-control benefits to...