> Most of the alleged good effects are in caffeine itself... I vaguely doubt that. I mean, this could be tested. Three groups: cold turkey controls, crappy ta

> Most of the alleged good effects are in caffeine itself... I vaguely doubt that. I mean, this could be tested. Three groups: cold turkey controls, crappy tasting instant coffee group (or even just give them a caffeine pill or something), and full-aroma real coffee group. Groups 2 and 3 get the same amount of caffeine. Now compare the outcomes. That would be very interesting.