The coffee berry if the fruit that grows on the coffee plant and the beans are actually the pits inside the coffee berry.  Each coffee berry typically has two “coffee beans” inside of it, though once in a while a coffee berry or cherry will have only one seed inside which is called a “peaberry.”  [...]

The other day, I was busy debunking myths about caffeine consumption. Today, the news is even better. According to Dutch and American researchers, coffee actually reduces the risk of Type 2 diabetes. The researchers spent time reviewing nine studies involving 193,473 people (including 8,394 cases with Type 2 diabetes) across Europe and the U.S. Their findings [...]

You might be able to blame coffee for staining your teeth or keeping you up at night, but there are some assumptions about coffee and caffeine that can finally be put to rest. Caffeine & Hydration Last fall, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) reported in its “Nutrition Action Healthletter” that the [...]