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If caffeine is bad for you, why does nearly every study that looks in to tea or coffee drinking find that it reduces all-cause mortality?

• eurasiantiger 6y ago
  Those studies are all bunk science. It is not possible to say anything about the effects of caffeine by studying tea or coffee drinking, just as it’s not possible to say anything about the effects of nicotine by studying tobacco smoking. Why? Because the results regarding caffeine/nicotine get conflated with all the other psychoactive compounds present in the brews/smoke.
  • deeviant 6y ago
    The research overwhelming supports that those that drink coffee regularly, live longer. The caffeine may not be the cause, but rather other parts of coffee (this is generally the accepted view), but it is also true that most people in this studies drink caffeinated coffee which means drinking large amounts of caffeine is compatible with living a longer life.
    • eurasiantiger 6y ago
      The research is probably not looking for adverse effects on mental health.