Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
One is made of fruit. The other is caffeinated. So a smoothie is a healthier option than a coffee, right? Don't be so sure, says Michael Mosley, as he weighs the evidence.
Which is healthier - coffee or smoothies?
It seems obvious that the answer must be a smoothie. After all, drinking coffee is a necessary evil while having a smoothie, made from fruit, is part of your five-a-day. But when you look into the scientific studies they reveal something much more surprising. Let's start with coffee.
There have been numerous claims down the years that drinking coffee will increase your risk of a whole range of terrible things from heart disease to cancer.
These claims have been largely based on case control studies, where you take a group of people who drink coffee and compare them with another matched group who don't.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24621394
Which is healthier - coffee or smoothies?
It seems obvious that the answer must be a smoothie. After all, drinking coffee is a necessary evil while having a smoothie, made from fruit, is part of your five-a-day. But when you look into the scientific studies they reveal something much more surprising. Let's start with coffee.
There have been numerous claims down the years that drinking coffee will increase your risk of a whole range of terrible things from heart disease to cancer.
These claims have been largely based on case control studies, where you take a group of people who drink coffee and compare them with another matched group who don't.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-24621394
