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 | | Coffee is made from the seed of a cherry from an evergreen tree that grows in a subtropical belt that circles the globe, including Latin America, the Caribbean Islands, Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and Indonesia. |
 | | It is said that coffee was discovered by a goat herder in Ethiopia—when he noticed that his normally placid herd was uncommonly frisky after nibbling certain berries, he munched a few himself and had the same peppy reaction. |
 | | In a study of heavy caffeine users (people who were consuming an average of 560mg of caffeine per day from coffee and tea), changing to decaffeinated coffee and eliminating all other caffeinated products for two weeks resulted in a 25% reduction in triglyceride levels, a risk factor for heart disease. |
| www.vitamins.com /vf/healthnotes/HN_live/Food_Guide/Coffee.htm (2486 words) |
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