Extra extra! Have some extra… coffee?
Post by J Khan
Recent studies have shown that drinking more coffee can lead to better health by reducing chances of heart disease, and thus, eventually, lead to a longer life. Especially in women, the studies showed up to a 25% lower chance of heart disease. Decaffeinated coffee has also produced similar results, which shows that the ingredient causing the health benefits may not necessarily be caffeine, if at all.
Does this mean we should go out and binge on our coffee drinking? Not really. In order to “live halal” we know that too much of anything could become a bad thing. Too much fat, sugar, or salt in one’s diet can be quite harmful. In fact, even too much water can be deadly. However, we can take advantage of the health benefits of anything we put into our bodies by balancing it with other foods, or control the amounts we take in.
The Prophet Muhammad (saw), advised us:
“There is no worse vessel for the son of Adam to fill than his stomach, but if he must fill it, then let him allow one-third for food, one-third for drink, and one-third for air.” -Authentic hadith in Sahih Al-Jame’
ما ملأ آدمي وعاء شرا من بطنه ، بحسب ابن آدم أكلات يقمن صلبه ، فإن كان لا محالة ، فثلث لطعامه ، و ثلث لشرابه ، و ثلث لنفسه
Allah provided us with several bounties on the earth in the form of a variety of foods which each bring about their own unique benefits. In this same way, coffee will also do our bodies more good than bad (God willing). However, we should make sure to reinstate the advice of our beloved Prophet (saw) by moderating our intakes to make our experience more enjoyable.
Source: http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/06/16/coffee-habitsstudy.html
Salam,
I’d like to point out my disagreement with some of your statements.
It is incorrect to say that “Recent studies have shown that drinking more coffee can lead to better health by reducing chances of heart disease, and thus, eventually, lead to a longer life.”
The study was conducted as an observational study. Data were collected through questionnaire. There’s no causation can be concluded. In fact, the researchers emphasized that “the study design does not allow them to make definitive conclusions about coffee’s value in protecting against heart disease. They believe other factors may play a part in protecting coffee drinkers and that further study is needed.” When a study is not designed as a randomized experiment, other factors (other than coffee) are very easy to enter the scene to interfere with the results.
Another issue is about water, “Too much water can be deadly” only if you drink to a degree that your stomach cannot hold any more and then explode. For most of us, we’re not drinking enough water every day.
In my opinion, if one follows the main-stream media’s advice, one can get sick very quickly. Isn’t it true that most of us are sick and take pills at a very young age?
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