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Re: High coffee consumption, brain volume and risk of dementia and stroke

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Post by jemmyw »

Uinchuling wrote: post #57
zdragnar wrote: post #37

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Venti is the Starbucks name for their largest size cup, which holds 20 ounces. Most people don't really care about the exact, specific volume of fluid, they just go by whatever the cup size happens to be called. At least it is more descriptive than the grande or short cups, or the small / medium / large at other places (even if you have to know that venti is 20 in Italian to make the connection).

I doubt I'm the only obnoxious country dude who rolls into Starbucks and orders a "large". You can ignore their pretentious names, they're very accommodating.

They don't usually advertise it, but you can get a smaller cups than on the menu too. I prefer an 8oz size.

Re: High coffee consumption, brain volume and risk of dementia and stroke

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Post by theGnuMe »

datavirtue wrote: post #70
llamaLord wrote: post #6

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Considering the very early effects of dementia start to impact people sometimes decades before it becomes bad enough that they are diagnosed, it's certainly possible that extreme coffee consumption is some kind of self-medication mechanism. Anecdotally, I've seen this a lot with adults with undiagnosed ADHD (including myself until 26). Caffeine can be a (very shitty) alternative to proper stimulant medication that pe…

I drink two cups a day, but I must have them. Self medication. I can't imagine five cups, I wouldn't have time to fit them in. Perhaps I'm a lite-weight.

Make stronger coffee

Re: High coffee consumption, brain volume and risk of dementia and stroke

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Post by notaharvardmba »

mantra2 wrote: post #77

I drink about 8-10 cups of black coffee a day, which is what my brewer makes. I don’t have any issues with sleep but I don’t feel any sort of boost from it, I just enjoy the way it tastes. I’m curious how consistent this can be seeing as coffee can be made so differently. I know the coffee I make at home is incredibly weak compared to what you’d get at a cafe. I use about 2-3 tablespoons of freshly ground beans for t…

“Cups” as in “coffee maker cups”, ~4oz per “cup”, vs cups as in measuring cups (8 oz)

Re: High coffee consumption, brain volume and risk of dementia and stroke

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Post by flgstnd »

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The anger caused by such idiocy incrases the risk of headaches and strokes.

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Re: High coffee consumption, brain volume and risk of dementia and stroke

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Post by chombier »

Kirby64 wrote: post #54
OJFord wrote: post #53

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True. I'm inclined to think it would be closer than 'do whatever you want in order to end up with an Xoz drink' though!

Prep method matters so much though. For comparison, a standard double shot of espresso is typically 18g of coffee. This would yield approximately 110mg of caffeine. By comparison, the same 18g brewed using a pour over method should yield an 8oz cup of coffee with … likely around 170mg of caffeine. Check out this James Hoffmann video specifically on this topic: https://youtube.com/watch?v=etnMr8oUSDo

I remember reading somewhere that the amount of caffeine in the cup is also proportional to the brewing time, therefore an espresso may not actually contain that much caffeine in the end (for the same initial amount of ground coffee, of course)

Re: High coffee consumption, brain volume and risk of dementia and stroke

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Post by elzbardico »

yaomingite wrote: post #83
llamaLord wrote: post #6

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Considering the very early effects of dementia start to impact people sometimes decades before it becomes bad enough that they are diagnosed, it's certainly possible that extreme coffee consumption is some kind of self-medication mechanism. Anecdotally, I've seen this a lot with adults with undiagnosed ADHD (including myself until 26). Caffeine can be a (very shitty) alternative to proper stimulant medication that pe…

> Anecdotally, I've seen this a lot with adults with undiagnosed ADHD (including myself until 26). Caffeine can be a (very shitty) alternative to proper stimulant medication that people don't realise they actually need because of a medical issue. So the end up drinking 4-5 coffees a day instead. ADHD medication is among the hardest to get in the first place, and to maintain in many places. I was diagnosed as a child,…

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Re: High coffee consumption, brain volume and risk of dementia and stroke

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Post by elzbardico »

david_shi wrote: post #89
b800h wrote: post #87

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It's 20% incidence in general, highest in Asian (Indian etc) communities - not completely correlated with melanin.

A bit of a sidenote, but I find it fascinating how little vitamin deficiencies are accounted for in allopathic medical contexts. Deficiencies seem like such a frequent occurrence but most patients end up needing to self-medicate.

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Re: High coffee consumption, brain volume and risk of dementia and stroke

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Post by elzbardico »

datavirtue wrote: post #71
hiq wrote: post #29

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Doesn't coffee impact sleep quality as well? At 6 cups a day, I'd expect some caffeine left in the body when sleeping.

Twelve hours to metabolize. The six cup people are totally jacked.

Tolerance kicks in. I can drink a double espresso after a dinner and still sleep like an angel.
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