Posted by helpme on July 13, 2006, at 17:32:56 [reposted on July 26, 2006, at 7:54:37 | original URL]
In reply to Re: caffeine and depression, posted by Mistermindmasta on July 13, 2006, at 16:03:16
You really hammer a good point- I was wondering why my blood glucose levels seem to be inching up even though I almost always avoid sweets and rarely eat white flour, potatoes, etc. I do have a long term coffee problem though. It would make sense that coffee/stress hormones/the whole syndrome would affect blood glucose. It seems complicated. I also noticed coffee hurts my stomache way worse than any alcohol ever did, by the way. That is the only reason I am able to be cutting back now- body's will, I guess.
> What annoys me about studies like this are that the researchers conclude coffee offers protection against diabetes, instead of offering an association. The association is that people who drink coffee tend to get less diabetes. Might it be that people who are affected in a bad way by coffee are in fact in poorer health? Might the people who are in worse health tend to avoid coffee since that makes them feel worse? And might the people who feel great from drinking coffee be in great health?
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> In my opinion, caffeine is bad. It's a temporary fix for depression, which in smaller amounts can be beneficial as a whole. However, I think that the people who avoid caffeine are in worse health TO BEGIN WITH and therefore are at higher risk for diabetes. The people who are able to drink coffee tend to just be healthier, I think. I don't really understand how coffee could possibly have any beneficial effect on blood sugar levels. If anything, from a metabolic standpoint, it's a major stressor on blood sugar levels!
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> Hope my post was clear. A summary of my opinion is that any amount of caffeine for some people leads toward depression, after it wears off.
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> > Discussing caffeine is kind of complicated since coffee contains more substances like anti-oxidants. I read in my daily paper about a study on coffee drinking and diabetes. It showed that coffee reduces the risk of diabetes. The interesting thing was that decaffed coffe reduces the risk much more. So in a way caffeine blocks other beneficial substances in coffee.
> > The reason is probably because caffeine will increase blood sugar and consequently stress beta-cells in the pancreas.
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