Dear Readers: Many of us start our day with a hot cup of coffee. In my opinion, the best part of the day is over when the alarm clock goes off, so coffee is needed to come alive. Coffee is a good source of caffeine, which increases alertness, and antioxidants, which may help prevent several diseases.

One theory on how coffee got its name is that the part of Ethiopia where wild coffee originated was called the Kingdom of Kaffa. Today most of the coffee produced is in developing countries, with Brazil growing one-third of the world’s coffee. In the U.S., California and Hawaii are the only states that make the fine bean.

Finland tops the world in coffee consumption, where they consume 23 pounds of the brew per person each year. In the U.S., 64% of adult Americans drink java, with the average coffee drinker taking in about 10 pounds of coffee every year (1).

What does your cup of java say about you? While these findings may not be strictly scientific, they are interesting and…



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