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Coffee May Make You Less Likely to Die

Kate Schwartz — Sun, 20 May 2012 06:51:05 CDT

Trying to kick the coffee habit? Don't bother. A new study of some 400,000 adults between ages 50 and 71 found that coffee may actually make you less likely to die. Over the course of 14 years, those who partook had a lower risk of death than those who...

Starbucks' China Problem: People Love It Too Much

Kate Schwartz — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:55:49 CDT

It's a good problem to have ... maybe? Starbucks is making huge inroads in China, and expects it to become its second-biggest market, booting Canada to No. 3, by 2014. But a lot of the customers who are pouring in these days don't seem to want to leave. Or, in many...

Why Your Lukewarm Coffee Sucks

Matt Cantor — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 16:10:05 CDT

Coffee's great hot, and it's tasty iced—but anything in between is just disgusting. While there isn't a ton of concrete research into why that is, experts provide Life's Little Mysteries with three plausible theories. First: It could be because of the way our taste buds work in different temperatures....

Now You Can Make Your Espresso in the Car

Dustin Lushing — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:15:42 CDT

Busy caffeine-lovers, rejoice. You can now save time by brewing espresso while... cruising the highway. The Handpresso Auto, available only in France for the moment, plugs into a car's cigarette lighter and delivers up a steaming cup of espresso. All you have to do is add water and insert a...

Green Coffee Beans Tied to Weight Loss

Rob Quinn — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 02:45:00 CDT

The latest substance being touted as a weight loss aid is cheap and bitter. Researchers say that extract of raw, unroasted coffee beans helped overweight volunteers lose an average of 17.5 pounds in 22 weeks without major changes in diet or exercise, ABC reports. The green coffee bean extract...

Starbucks Plans Single-Serve Home Espresso Machines

Matt Cantor — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:54:05 CST

Starbucks is expanding its venture into your home. First it offered instant coffee, then it launched K-cups of brewed coffee that work with Green Mountain Coffee's single-serving Keurig machines. Now the coffee chain is taking it up a notch: It's readying a single-serve espresso machine, enabling the chain's classiest coffee...

Caffeine Takes Toll on Morning People's Sleep

Matt Cantor — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 16:08:05 CST

Morning person? You might want to go easy on the coffee. A new study suggests that caffeine intake during the day is more likely to disrupt a morning person's sleep than a night owl's. Researchers had 50 college students track their caffeine intake and sleep patterns for a week; the...

Brits Perk Up as Starbucks Doubles Espresso Shots

Mary Papenfuss — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:25:00 CST

Get ready to get your buzz on, Britain. Starbucks is planning to double espresso shots in all its lattes and cappuccinos served in the UK. The move has been brewing since customer requests for extra shots started skyrocketing two years ago, say company officials. The new shots boosting caffeine and...

Man Tries to Order Priciest Starbucks Drink Ever

Kate Schwartz — Sun, 19 Feb 2012 08:21:05 CST

Ahh, Starbucks. Land of the $4 cappuccino ... and $23.60 Frappuccino? That's the final tally one man managed to ring up on his quest to order the most expensive Starbucks drink ever. Logan Warren started by requesting the largest size beverage, the 31-ounce Trenta. Into it went a Java Chip...