U.S. Coffee Consumption Facts
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Coffee has been a beloved beverage in America since before the country began. After the Boston Tea Party in 1773, patriots began drinking coffee as a form of political protest. Today, over 50% of adult Americans drink coffee every day, consuming an average of 3.5 cups each.
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So is this a good or bad thing? An impressive amount of data suggests that regular coffee consumption is good. Here are a few things medical studies have discovered:
A Foreign Fuel Source
American coffee makers and espresso machines are even more reliant on foreign coffee beans than American cars are on foreign oil. Coffee is second only to oil as the most valuable commodity on earth, with about $60 billion worth exported annually.
Unlike oil, however, the only American territories capable of producing coffee are Hawaii and Puerto Rico, which is one reason why America is the world's number one importer of coffee. For more information on where American coffee comes from, see our article on famous coffee regions.
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