We have known for years that drinking coffee reduces a person’s risk of getting type II diabetes. This type of diabetes affects about 38 million US adults and more than half a million adults across the world. This condition impairs the body’s ability to use insulin, thus resulting in high levels of blood sugar. High […]
Read More...Archive for February, 2026
Coffee and Treatment of Type II Diabetes
By Tim Thompson on Monday, February 23rd, 2026 | No Comments
2026 Coffee and Cancer Update
By Tim Thompson on Monday, February 16th, 2026 | No Comments
A few years ago we wrote about a California law that almost led to coffee being labeled as a carcinogen. The chemical acrylamide is produced when coffee is roasted. It is found in many industrial products and in tiny amounts in many foods. It is thought to possibly be carcinogenic in sufficiently high concentrations and […]
Read More...Most Common Coffee Varieties Grown in Colombia
By Tim Thompson on Monday, February 9th, 2026 | No Comments
Colombia is best known in the coffee world as a producer of high quality Arabica coffees. However, there are many varieties of Arabica grown in Colombia. Coffee farmers choose to grow coffees varieties that offer superior flavor, high yield, and provide resistance to coffee leaf rust, which has the potential to destroy all of the […]
Read More...Price of Coffee in 2026
By Tim Thompson on Monday, February 2nd, 2026 | No Comments
The price of coffee shot up in 2025 to more than $4 a pound on international markets for standard coffee and higher for the best grades such as coffee from the Eje Cafetero in Colombia. This was a supply versus demand effect prompted by a severe drought in Brazil, the country that produces the most […]
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