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I have a similar but more general theory: coffee is a mild stressor. People in poor health can't afford the extra stress and avoid coffee.
by tmoertel 6y ago
I have a similar but more general theory: coffee is a mild stressor. People in poor health can't afford the extra stress and avoid coffee.
- pphysch 6y agoIt's also quite a bitter taste and coffee-drinkers may have more flexible palates and diverse (generally more healthy) diets as a confounding factor.
- ip26 6y agoRather than calling their palates more 'diverse' I would just observe that many foods we know to be healthy exhibit bitter, astringent, tart, sour, earthy, etc flavors.
- reinkaos 6y agoAlso this additional stress could elicit some kind of supercompensation by the body via hormesis.