Coffee, is it really bad for you?

Q: Ok, I am wondering why coffee is "slammed" so much sometimes in articles or in general.  Can someone tell me why it is so bad?

I don't drink a whole lot of it but I am wondering if my 1-2 cup day consumption should just be "phased" out. I do like it very much though.  Anyone else heard negative things about this drink.

Mozzy: Here's the deal with coffee.  For weight loss purposes, some experts say that caffeine can help speed up metabolism.  That's true, but it is misleading because drinking coffee for instance, raises the stress hormone calll "Cortisol" in our bodies.  A single cup of coffee can raise Cortisol levels for like 10-15 hours.

Cortisol encourages the storage of body fat, especially around the mid-section.  It is also toxic to brain cells and decalcifies bones.  So caffeine isn't to blame for weight gain.  It's the other substances in coffee that raise Cortisol levels.  However, Caffeine has other health risks associated with it.