http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1112010



Large multi-year observational study on coffee and mortality. As always, one study is not enough to make big changes, and observational studies tend to show correlation, not causation. That said, this is yet another in a long line of studies showing coffee's positive health effects -- in some cases, very strong effects. This particular study showed that it does not matter whether it's caf or decaf, drinkers of either saw lower risk of mortality.




Interpretation: At first, it looked like coffee drinkers were more likely to die, but when adjusted for other risk factors like smoking, it was found coffee drinkers were less likely to die. Of course, without knowing exactly which confounders were adjusted for, we can't be totally sure they didn't hand-pick the data to show desired results.



I assume this means that the study wasn't funded by the coffee industry...

I love coffee, and have some every day.
But if I have it before a workout, it bothers my stomach a bit, unless I drink a lot of water along with it.
Don't know if it's acidic or not, but I usually steer clear of it before training.

I usually have a little bit of coffee every day, but I've been cutting back a lot. There was a point in time when I was drinking 2-3 cups a day, but since I've started lowering my intake, I find myself craving it less and less, as well. Maybe it's just a mental thing, but I feel as though a cup of coffee in the morning with a well balanced breakfast assists my metabolism. It's probably not true, though.

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Fiend here. I'll let you know about the death thing when it happens.

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GREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEN TEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEA.
Coffee tastes like ass =(

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If you're from Leeds, surely it tastes like arse ;)

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Nah, I'm not from Leeds.. I lived there a while, I'm not actually there anymore but too lazy to update it ;D

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Salto what's the recommended amount to reap coffee's benefits? And is there a limit? (which I'm sure could vary for each person but in general)

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I'm going by memory here, so re-check this ...

I don't think we know an upper limit, but obviously enough, the more you drink a day (if it's caf), the worse caffeine dependency you'll develop. But some of the data is really interesting. For example, there's a lot of evidence for coffee warding off diabetes (I *think* I have the right disease, would need to go back and check!), and the data shows increasing protection as you drink more coffee -- up to 6 cups a day! Most people still say "drink coffee in moderation", but most people also wouldn't consider 6 cups "moderation", and at least some studies show clearly increasing benefits up to that level. Of course, 6 coffee-maker-cups is only about 2-2.5 large mugsful, so maybe that is moderate. Going by coffeemaker-sized cups, I limit my caf consumption to 1-2 cups per day, because I know from experience that at that level, I can cut off caffeine cold turkey with no ill effects, and typically drink another 3-4 cups of swiss water decaf. Again, those 4-6 coffee maker cups are only about 2 mugs worth of coffee

Thanks Salto. Yea me personally I've been drinking about 2-3 mugfuls, but could be more because my mug is pretty big l-o-l. So guess-timating, I think I get about 8 cups of black Colombian coffee. (based on coffee-maker-cups).

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