Since I was a kid I have heard that coffee is bad for you. Now as an adult I read article after article that shows all the reason coffee is good for you and the diseases it can help prevent. I wanted to share some of the “best of” coffee articles I have found on this subject containing over 100 reasons to drink more coffee and general fun facts about the brew.
This article has some things that caught me of guard like and down right SHOCKED me, like caffeine being approved for babies and helping fight cavities. Both of which I was taught the opposite growing up. This was a good resource with a rounded view of the our all to important morning, noon and night beverage: Coffee! 
25 Reasons You Should Drink More Coffee
The title drew me in right of the bat! The people at The Health Nut do a really good job at breaking down why coffee can be such an asset in everyday life. They break down the reasons into 3 main categories:
1) Health and Well Being – Boasting things like coffee being a pain killer, reducing suicide risk and of course boosting your energy.
2) Disease Reduction - Helping ward of diabetes, colon cancer, gallstones, heart disease and the list goes on and on…
3) Environment – Covering things like using coffee as a cleaner, fertilizer, biofuel and more.
9 Reasons to Drink More Coffee
In this article Lucy Dazinger breaks down some basic things coffee can to do improve your everyday life. She explains it in a way that makes it easy to understand and highly applicable to your everyday life. Such as, “Drinking a cup of coffee immediately before taking a 15- to 30-minute catnap can leave you alert and rested after waking up” . This was short, concise and an easy read.
25 Things You Didn’t Know About Coffee.
Now this one was just a plain out fun read! It lists 25 facts about coffee most of which, before reading the article, I did not know. Such as, “30% of coffee drinkers in US added a sweetener of some kind to their coffee, compared with 57% in UK.” If you want to learn some stuff you probably didn’t know about coffee and have some fun doing it then take a look.
13 Coffee Facts that Might Surprise You
Like the above article this is a list of things you may not have previously know about coffee. I loved how this Coffee Break post allowed me to dig deeper into some core facts about the industry I love so much. I knew a lot of the things already but having them all in one place as a quick reference is really helpful.
10+ Reasons with Coffee Cup News
As if the 90+ reasons above where not enough, if you follow me on Twitter, Facebook or read this blog I guarantee you will find at least 10 more reasons to drink more coffee (not that you need it.) if not more. (From our Coffee Contest Weekly to our Daily Coffee Reviews and growing community.) Yes, I have to admit this one is a little self serving but I am passionate about coffee and I want to share that passion with you!
And if there is something I am even more passionate about it is the community that it brings. Thanks for being apart of that community and remember, “Coffee is the excuse, good conversation with great friends is the reason, join the conversation!”
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Those articles are great. I actually came across an interesting blurb in Wired magazine the other day called “What’s Inside a Cup of Coffee?” It stirs up some mixed feelings, I can’t tell if they are tying to shoot coffee down (gasp!)… but I think it is more of an informational thing. Check it out!
http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/magazine/17-10/st_coffee
Hey Jason, thanks for gathering all of these links and all of this information. I think most of us already got the other 10 from CoffeeCupNews.org. You were right, some of the information was not only enlightening, but shocking. I know I learned a few things from the articles and I look forward to learning even more in the future.
@Dana – hey Dana, thanks for sharing the article. I will give it a look thanks!
@Neil – ya some of it was pretty shocking. thanks for the kind words!
1 Reason 2 Drink Coffee Ur BODY
Enough Said Keep Pouring The Info, I Keep An Empty Mug Just For Coffee Info 
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Interesting and informative. But will you write about this one more?
coffee…. ive been addicted to the stuff for 20 years….. dont ever mess with me on the day that i dont have my pot of coffee….. we generally dont think of coffee as being addictive but all i have to say to any daily coffee drinker is: try to quit…. you will find out very quickly how physically addictive coffee is…. oh and dont substitute it with anything else with caffiene<<<thats the addictive drug in coffee and soda among other things
dont get me wrong on my last comment…. I LOVE ME SOME COFFEE!!!!!!!!!
@Mackeran – thanks! yes I plan on keeping up with this these kind of facts more often.
@Just Legalize It – I hear ya!
Some great articles you mention here, and I so much agree about the good things coffee does for your health and or mood
Like with everything though, too much is not good! But ok, I am a coffee addict for real and drink huge quantities daily and nightly if it so happens…
kowfee, cafe, coffee, whatever you call it, just call me when it is fresh brewed!
@TatianaV – ya moderation is good but it’s hard when you like something this much!
@carrie – will do!
There’s some really interesting facts/reasons to drink coffee there. A lot of them that I had no idea about. Great article!
I am obsessed with coffee and absolutely love your article, was worried that I’ve been drinking way too much, thanks!
i do enjoy a good cup of coffee anytime of day, coffee, it’s not just for breakfast anymore! A great way to relax!
I love fresh ground mild coffee, in moderation. But I have a dark secret, I also like tea.
@MediterraneanDi –
I like tea too! tea Earl Grey Hot!