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Interesting - I'm wondering if both tea and coffee intake is just a proxy for people having cushy office jobs who therefore are less exposed to toxic substances
by bflesch 5y ago
Interesting - I'm wondering if both tea and coffee intake is just a proxy for people having cushy office jobs who therefore are less exposed to toxic substances over their lifetimes than others who work in non-office settings.
- sokoloff 5y agoMy grandfathers were a coal miner and a steel miller. Lots of coffee was consumed on/around the mines and on breaks in the mill. The image I have of both of them going off to work includes them carrying a silver or green painted Thermos bottle.
- jazzyjackson 5y agofactories invented the coffee break to increase worker productivity on long shifts (so Michael Pollan says), it is not a habit exclusive to white collar work.
- rich_sasha 5y agoI see results popping up from time to time that caffeine is good for cardiovascular health. That makes intuitive sense to me - since a big benefit of aerobic exercise is getting your heart rate up, caffeine should have some of a similar effect. This might be particularly strong in the demographic susceptible to strokes and dementia, as they are less likely to be exercising in the first place. Then, I wonder if better cardio health removes one stress factor causing these diseases. Not remotely a biologist, and heavy coffee drinker.