https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2026/07/02/4-proven-health-benefits-drinking-coffee/
Most people drink coffee for a bit of buzz and a boost in their energy levels.
But coffee has wide-ranging effects on your health. Coffee is, arguably, the world’s most scientifically scrutinized beverage. Researchers have collectively carried out thousands of studies looking at its effects on lifespan, to cardiovascular health, blood sugar levels, weight loss, cancer risk and more.
Coffee contains more than 1,000 chemical compounds, many of which are active in the body, such as magnesium, potassium, niacin and other B vitamins.
For a while, scientists suspected that drinking coffee was hazardous to your health. In 1991, the World Health Organization listed coffee as “possibly” carcinogenic because of studies linking it to bladder cancer. Other studies suggested that drinking coffee might also increase the risk of lung cancer.
In medical school we had classes on how to read and analyze studies. One morning the lecturer wanted to discuss cohort trials and the example he used was a study titled "Coffee and the risk of breast cancer." Do you know what it sounds like when 200 people simultaneously spit out all the coffee in their mouths? I do.
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The problem is (a) all the benefits seem limited to caffeinated coffee, not decaf (b) if you drink 3-4 coffees a day and then skip a day to, oh I don't know, fast then you get a massive migraine.