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Drinking 3-4 Cups of Coffee Is “More Likely to Benefit Health Than to Harm It”

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Re: Drinking 3-4 Cups of Coffee Is “More Likely to Benefit Health Than to Harm It”

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Post by tjohns »

Personally, I've found drinking that much coffee is very likely to give me headaches, and has even given me a couple ocular migraines over the years (not fun). Not to mention making me feel terrible once the caffeine starts to wear off in the evening.

Add in the caffeine withdrawal afterwards, and I've decided that it's best to just avoid caffeine altogether. Overall, I feel like I have more energy now... but it does require being more careful about getting enough sleep.

Re: Drinking 3-4 Cups of Coffee Is “More Likely to Benefit Health Than to Harm It”

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Post by shmerl »

eartheaterrr wrote: post #10

Can coffee still be more beneficial than harmful if you suffer withdrawal effects? I have some co-workers who get headaches if they try to have a morning without coffee.

That's a known thing. Drinking coffee blocks adenosine receptors (which affect tiredness). In result, they increase in number to compensate that. So if you stop drinking coffee, the increased number of receptors causes more intense feeling of tiredness. If you stop drinking coffee for a long time, the number of receptors adjusts back down.

Re: Drinking 3-4 Cups of Coffee Is “More Likely to Benefit Health Than to Harm It”

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Post by dghughes »

I only drink one cup per day and I only started when I was in my early 30s so I guess I'm not getting much out of it.

Some people like me are very sensitive to caffeine. I wonder if we the jittery ones process caffeine slower and could that be a disadvantage.

Acrylamide due to roasting isn't a great thing either.

Hot liquid ingested every day may be a risk for throat cancer. https://www.cancer.org/latest-news/world-health-organization...

Re: Drinking 3-4 Cups of Coffee Is “More Likely to Benefit Health Than to Harm It”

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Post by Moto7451 »

eartheaterrr wrote: post #10

Can coffee still be more beneficial than harmful if you suffer withdrawal effects? I have some co-workers who get headaches if they try to have a morning without coffee.

If you’re worried about Caffeine withdrawal drink decaf. There are good quality decaf coffees available.

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Post by microcolonel »

tjohns wrote: post #11

Personally, I've found drinking that much coffee is very likely to give me headaches, and has even given me a couple ocular migraines over the years (not fun). Not to mention making me feel terrible once the caffeine starts to wear off in the evening. Add in the caffeine withdrawal afterwards, and I've decided that it's best to just avoid caffeine altogether. Overall, I feel like I have more energy now... but it does…

Now is as good a time as any to remind people that things aren't bad for everyone just because some people are sensitive to them. The hysteria over gluten, generally reasonable amounts of salt, peanuts, etc. in the diets of people who are not sensitive to them always irritated me.

I have to be careful with caffeine personally because I haven't needed to have it for the last few months, so when I do have it, it usually seriously upsets my (unbounded) sleep cycle if I don't take care to go to sleep at a regimented hour.

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Post by cellis »

dghughes wrote: post #13

I only drink one cup per day and I only started when I was in my early 30s so I guess I'm not getting much out of it. Some people like me are very sensitive to caffeine. I wonder if we the jittery ones process caffeine slower and could that be a disadvantage. Acrylamide due to roasting isn't a great thing either. Hot liquid ingested every day may be a risk for throat cancer. https://www.cancer.org/latest-news/world-h…

Cold brew for the win!

Re: Drinking 3-4 Cups of Coffee Is “More Likely to Benefit Health Than to Harm It”

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Post by jacalata »

maxxxxx wrote: post #2

I don't know. When I drink more than 2 cups my sleep suffers and even my personality changes. I get pretty hyper and less patient. With my girlfriend I can tell immediately whether she has had coffee just from the way she talks.

You don't know what - if this general result could be invalidated by your personal experience not matching it?

Re: Drinking 3-4 Cups of Coffee Is “More Likely to Benefit Health Than to Harm It”

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Post by Moto7451 »

dghughes wrote: post #13

I only drink one cup per day and I only started when I was in my early 30s so I guess I'm not getting much out of it. Some people like me are very sensitive to caffeine. I wonder if we the jittery ones process caffeine slower and could that be a disadvantage. Acrylamide due to roasting isn't a great thing either. Hot liquid ingested every day may be a risk for throat cancer. https://www.cancer.org/latest-news/world-h…

Your link’s first paragraph states coffee is usually consumed at temperatures below the risk threshold. A couple paragraphs later is states that coffee has been removed from their list of beverages they’re worried about.
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