Blog Assignment #6- How many cups

How Many Cups of Coffee Do You Get a Day?
      This year was a year of firsts. the first year we have online classes, first year everyone can fit in the same building (although the little kids run everyone over in the hallway). It's just a year of firsts. But another first at the school is the first year to have coffee available to the students. This is one of the biggest and greatest additions to the school.

      While this is a very helpful addition to the school, it also seems to be a small inconvenience. while coffee may be the greatest thing known to hard working students, it seems that with every passing minute one by one, students get up to get another cup of coffee. Now I personally know I get up about 3 or 4 times for a cup.... when I have money, but it got me wondering.... why do we students drink so much coffee during the day? A poll  from coffeecupnews.org show that the average person drinks about 1 to 3 cups of coffee a day! That's just on one day, an average of 15 cups of coffee Monday through Friday!

      Now I did a little survey and I found out that the average answer for the number of cups of coffee drunk by students is 2 to 4 cups a day on average. Now that's not all bad, I mean I LOVE coffee. But is all this coffee drinking safe for us? I looked up the pros and cons of drinking coffee and actually according to Harvard researchers, they say that coffee can have some health benefits when drunken in moderation. For instance, the risk of type 2 diabetes, is lower in coffee drinkers than that of non-coffee drinkers.

      Other instances include, reducing the risk of liver damage in those who have liver disease and reducing the risk of Parkinson's disease. It is also shown that it improves alertness and endurance in long-duration physical activities. With all these health benefits, kind of makes you wonder "Well what are the health risks to drinking coffee?". Well as it turns out, coffee isn't totally innocent. it does have some cardiovascular effects, such as; increased heart rate, raised blood pressure, and occasional irregular heartbeat. With all this said, it makes kind of makes you wanna quit coffee doesn't it? well as long as you remember to drink it in moderation and not in excess you should be fine.

      So in other words, while coffee may be the only hope you have at staying awake in school, remember that it is a addictive stimulate and it does have health risks. But along with those health risks come health benefits. So before you go off and drink a whole pot of coffee, remember the health risks and benefits, and if drunk in moderation it can be a very, very good thing to have.