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Brain Juice. Java. Black Tea. Cup of Joe. Rocket Fuel. All of these are names for the ubiquitous beverage that is coffee. While there’s a longstanding belief that coffee is bad for you (it dehydrates! makes your teeth black! disrupts sleep!) there’s a growing amount of evidence to suggest that coffee may very well be one of the healthiest things you can put in your body.  Here’s a look at why y
 
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The first and last points are a direct result of the caffeine, correct?

beau_zo_brehm - 06 September 2008 06:07 PM

The first and last points are a direct result of the caffeine, correct?

As far as I am aware, yes. Several of coffee’s health benefits are attributable to caffeine but not all.

thanks for making me feel better about my addiction!

I love all things coffee. My current drink of choice is 4 shots of espresso with 2x steamed half and half. So damn smooth you don’t need any sugar.

Rocket fuel sums it up quite nicely

Mike Young - 06 September 2008 09:28 PM

beau_zo_brehm - 06 September 2008 06:07 PM

The first and last points are a direct result of the caffeine, correct?

As far as I am aware, yes. Several of coffee’s health benefits are attributable to caffeine but not all.

From what I remember there are also benefits of caffeine that some compound(s) in coffee seem to mask (e.g. release of circulating free fatty acids)...