Why do Americans drink so much coffee?

Question

Don't you know it is so bad for your health?.... we English drink a lot of tea, but it is no where as bad for you as coffee.... do you agree or not? let me know your views....

Tea is nice depending how you make it...but i only drink herbal fruit teas which are the best to drink.

Answer 1

I think the real reason we Americans drink more coffee than tea is because American companies own more interests in the coffee business (in South America) than in the tea business. For the English, it's the other way around, tracing back to the day of the British East India Company and their vast tea plantations in South Asia.

Nutritionists agree there's less caffeineee in an average cup of tea than in a cup of coffee and that the caffein in tea enters the bloodstream more slowly that in coffee. That's why those who want a caffein rush prefer coffee over tea by far. The antioxidants in tea, especially in green tea, are beneficial for our health and there's no equivalent benefits in drinking coffee. Tea is also less expensive per cup than coffee.

Health and economy are thus on the side of tea. However, Americans are not known to be selecting a beverage based mainly on those factors so coffee seems to have won out in our country. I myself drink more tea than coffee and for the latter, only the decaffeinated kind.

The saving grace is that here in Texas, as well as throughout the American South, iced tea is served year-round and it's the preferred beverage during lunch and dinner over coffee. Coffee is still popular at breakfast and after the other meals although more and more people are drinking the decaffeinated kind also.

Answer 2

Hahah, my husband is Italian and I'm American. He always picks on me about my coffee and insisted I quit while I was pregnant, which was a week of horrible withdrawal and blinding headaches. Two years later he bought me an espresso machine and we have an espresso together about twice a week.

He didn't mind me drinking in moderation, but one complaint was it stained my teeth. Tea, I hear, is just as bad in staining your teeth.

But to answer your question, as much as I love coffee, I think anything is bad if you abuse it and coffee or tea in moderation is not at all bad for your health.

Answer 3

You do realize most Americans don't care about anything except materialistic things. I am Canadian and I live here and they don't care about their health. They try to fix everything with plastic surgery and are constantly over working. Coffee has caffiene which is addictive. However the reason they drink so much is because it is 5 dollars a cup and must overpay for everything to appear imortant in society. Or tea is just gross. Its one of the two reasons.

Answer 4

Yea tea is alot healthier but Americans drink so much coffee because we need alot of energy to surive the dialy grind. Also it is just a personal preferance. Some people just liek the taste better!!

Answer 5

I don't pay too much attention for the most part, when I'm told anything is bad for you. Depending on the study, just about everything is bad for you, or it's good for you. I used to work in a cardiology office and the patients were told to switch to decaffeinated coffee, now I've heard decaff drinkers have higher cholesterol. Alcohol is bad for you, but wine is good for you. The sun is bad, but you need it for vitamin D. A women just recently died from drinking too much water. I just drink whatever I'm in the mood for. I believe moderation is key to anything.

Answer 6

well i love tea,i drink it about every other day but i may drink coffee twice a month

Answer 7

Why do you all drink so much tea?

Answer 8

hell everything is bad for you these days processed food,alcohol,certain medications,the sun,certain meats,i think coffee is the least of our worries lol

Answer 9

they cant make tea

Answer 10

Coffee good!!!