The Coffee Buzz
By Susan Morse
smorse@seacoastonline.com
Drinking coffee is good for you, according to study after study, the most recent released last month in the Journal of the American Medical Association Archives of Internal Medicine.
Coffee reduces the risk of Type 2 diabetes, it said, the result explained not by caffeine, but minerals and antioxidants in both decaffeinated and caffeinated coffee.
ABC News ran with the story in a recent "Good Morning America" segment, and previously reported on its Web site, abc.news.go.com, that daily cups of coffee have been linked to a reduced risk of Parkinson's disease, liver cancer and gallstones.
A study released last year by the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania cited the benefits of coffee as an antioxidant, reducing the risk of getting cancer. Caffeine also revs up brain areas tied to short-term memory, according to webmd.com.
It's a coffee addict's dream -- and good thing. Many of us drink plenty of it, if the number of mom-and-pop coffee shops, chain staples such as Dunkin' Donuts and Honey Dew, and express drive-throughs for java junkies on the go are any indication.
Among the latest is Jumpin' Jack's Java on Lafayette Road in Hampton, a drive-through shop featuring double express lanes for morning commuters.
"It's great," said operations manager John Birmbas, brother of owner Nick Birmbas. "We've been here six months. We're definitely giving our competition a run," he said, referring to coffee chain giant Dunkin' Donuts.
In the morning, drivers are lined up on both sides of the diner-looking shop, reaching for their morning buzz. The store also sells muffins, doughnuts and other pastries.
"It's all to go along with coffee," Birmbas said. "It doesn't matter -- hot or cold."
There are also noncaffeinated drinks, but the big seller is still a hot cup of regular coffee.
"Everybody has to have their caffeine," he said. "For me, it's an enjoyment. I love to have a nice cup of coffee on the road. It's not about the caffeine."
For some, it is. They want that extra jolt from the lattes and cappuccinos.
"You'd be surprised," Birmbas said, "how many people go for the heavier stuff."
Mike Wheat has run the Coffee Station kiosk on Route 108 in Newmarket for three years.
It's a tiny closet of a drive-through business. Wheat bought the business from a couple of guys from Washington State who started it.
"The whole West Coast is coffee crazy. It's coming east," he said. "If you know good coffee, people have their little favorites they go to. It's more personal. You see them coming -- have their coffee ready."
He brews Barrie House out of New York for regular and sells the Commonwealth Roasters variety for flavored.
His biggest seller is regular iced coffee, all year round. Wheat credits the all-important teen and 20-something market for boosting those sales.
"What you're seeing now is a lot more young girls drinking iced coffee," Wheat said. "I call it the Britney Spears factor. They see it in the magazines. They're all dressing like Britney; they might as well drink like Britney. I also do a Red Bull energy drink, flavored shots. The kids love that, too."
There is no law against selling coffee to minors, Wheat said, though he draws the line when adults ask for a cup of coffee for their young children.
"I've had parents pull up and want to give young kids coffee," he said. "I don't tell them. I give them decaf."
On average, 120 to 150 people a day ride through the Newmarket drive-up window, with 7 to 10 a.m. the busiest time.
In June, the Iowa Women's Health Study on coffee and diabetes was released. It looked at more than 28,000 postmenopausal women over 11 years and found coffee intake may be associated with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus because of minerals, phytochemicals, and antioxidants in coffee, according to pubs.ama-assn.org.
Coffee intake was categorized as zero, less than one, one to three, four to five, and six or more cups per day. Compared with women who reported zero cups of coffee per day, women who consumed six or more cups per day had a 22 percent lower risk of diabetes.
This association appeared to be largely explained by decaffeinated coffee rather than regular coffee, the study said. Its conclusion: Coffee intake, especially decaffeinated, was inversely associated with risk of Type 2 diabetes mellitus in this group of postmenopausal women.
The maximum recommended amount of coffee is four 8-ounce cups a day.
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smorse@seacoastonline.com
Drinking coffee is good for you, according to study after study, the most recent released last month in the Journal of the American Medical Association Archives of Internal Medicine.
Coffee reduces the risk of Type 2 diabetes, it said, the result explained not by caffeine, but minerals and antioxidants in both decaffeinated and caffeinated coffee.
ABC News ran with the story in a recent "Good Morning America" segment, and previously reported on its Web site, abc.news.go.com, that daily cups of coffee have been linked to a reduced risk of Parkinson's disease, liver cancer and gallstones.
A study released last year by the University of Scranton in Pennsylvania cited the benefits of coffee as an antioxidant, reducing the risk of getting cancer. Caffeine also revs up brain areas tied to short-term memory, according to webmd.com.
It's a coffee addict's dream -- and good thing. Many of us drink plenty of it, if the number of mom-and-pop coffee shops, chain staples such as Dunkin' Donuts and Honey Dew, and express drive-throughs for java junkies on the go are any indication.
Among the latest is Jumpin' Jack's Java on Lafayette Road in Hampton, a drive-through shop featuring double express lanes for morning commuters.
"It's great," said operations manager John Birmbas, brother of owner Nick Birmbas. "We've been here six months. We're definitely giving our competition a run," he said, referring to coffee chain giant Dunkin' Donuts.
In the morning, drivers are lined up on both sides of the diner-looking shop, reaching for their morning buzz. The store also sells muffins, doughnuts and other pastries.
"It's all to go along with coffee," Birmbas said. "It doesn't matter -- hot or cold."
There are also noncaffeinated drinks, but the big seller is still a hot cup of regular coffee.
"Everybody has to have their caffeine," he said. "For me, it's an enjoyment. I love to have a nice cup of coffee on the road. It's not about the caffeine."
For some, it is. They want that extra jolt from the lattes and cappuccinos.
"You'd be surprised," Birmbas said, "how many people go for the heavier stuff."
Mike Wheat has run the Coffee Station kiosk on Route 108 in Newmarket for three years.
It's a tiny closet of a drive-through business. Wheat bought the business from a couple of guys from Washington State who started it.
"The whole West Coast is coffee crazy. It's coming east," he said. "If you know good coffee, people have their little favorites they go to. It's more personal. You see them coming -- have their coffee ready."
He brews Barrie House out of New York for regular and sells the Commonwealth Roasters variety for flavored.
His biggest seller is regular iced coffee, all year round. Wheat credits the all-important teen and 20-something market for boosting those sales.
"What you're seeing now is a lot more young girls drinking iced coffee," Wheat said. "I call it the Britney Spears factor. They see it in the magazines. They're all dressing like Britney; they might as well drink like Britney. I also do a Red Bull energy drink, flavored shots. The kids love that, too."
There is no law against selling coffee to minors, Wheat said, though he draws the line when adults ask for a cup of coffee for their young children.
"I've had parents pull up and want to give young kids coffee," he said. "I don't tell them. I give them decaf."
On average, 120 to 150 people a day ride through the Newmarket drive-up window, with 7 to 10 a.m. the busiest time.
In June, the Iowa Women's Health Study on coffee and diabetes was released. It looked at more than 28,000 postmenopausal women over 11 years and found coffee intake may be associated with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus because of minerals, phytochemicals, and antioxidants in coffee, according to pubs.ama-assn.org.
Coffee intake was categorized as zero, less than one, one to three, four to five, and six or more cups per day. Compared with women who reported zero cups of coffee per day, women who consumed six or more cups per day had a 22 percent lower risk of diabetes.
This association appeared to be largely explained by decaffeinated coffee rather than regular coffee, the study said. Its conclusion: Coffee intake, especially decaffeinated, was inversely associated with risk of Type 2 diabetes mellitus in this group of postmenopausal women.
The maximum recommended amount of coffee is four 8-ounce cups a day.
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