This is published by a website that needs to be visited in order to justify its existence. Like the majority of the web these days.

Small signals in study data are overhyped and extrapolated to make general sweeping conclusions.

I’m not saying coffee is either bad, or a miracle substance.

I am saying everyone and everything on this planet craves relevance.

> doesn’t necessarily mean you should start — especially if you’re sensitive to caffeine or have been advised against it by your doctor.

So those who may be prone to heart problems are advised to not drink caffeine, and then we find that those who don't drink caffeine are more prone to heart problems. Yep.

Drinking 3 cups of coffee might also make you more prone to doing things when you should be resting, staying in the wage-slave 9-5 grind for longer, etc. Personally, I think it's better to rest.

Coffee seems to be healthy today, unhealthy tomorrow, and healthy again next week. Though if there's any truth in these kinds of studies I've gotta be damn near invulnerable

I’m probably committing sacrilege but I drink a lot of instant coffee. Sorry…

It’s never clear if these coffee benefits apply to instant coffee or only to fresh brewed coffee. Has anyone see/read anything on instant coffee and health benefits?

This study refers to caffeine so it should apply. But coffee has numerous other compounds.. I think even decaf coffee is beneficial.

What about those with high blood pressure?

https://clinicalnutritionespen.com/article/S2405-4577(23)021...

Drinking coffee gives me pain below my right rib. Has anyone had this issue?

For me, a morning coffee seems to trigger a BM about an hour later - wondering if that could explain any benefits seen in the study.

A classic case of correlation but not causation. People who drink 3 cups of coffee are more likely to be active, working professionals. That is probably linked to better healthcare and lifestyles. Just a guess.

Brought to you by big coffee.

your daily cup of coffee (or three) [200-300 mg caffeine] Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.

I just read the article, not the actual study, but I could think of about 10 things that put this in the "correlation is not causation" bucket if potential confounding variables aren't closely controlled for. Things like:

1. Wealth. Wealth has been shown to be positively correlated with a myriad of better health outcomes. Are moderate coffee drinkers wealthier than average?

2. Job type. Are moderate coffee drinkers more likely to be office workers compared to blue collar. Or vice versa?

3. Exercise. Do people who drink moderate amounts of coffee exercise more?

4. Caloric intake. Do people who drink moderate amounts of coffee also eat fewer calories? Of course, with this one it's hard to tease out cause and effect - can coffee have a bit of an appetite suppressant effect?

I've just learned over time that these types of nutritional studies often turn out to be wrong. Remember when we thought moderate drinking was good for you? Turns out that nearly all those studies were wrong due to other confounding variables (e.g. drinkers tend to be more social and there are a ton of health benefits from being social), and now the consensus belief is that alcohol itself is always a net negative, even in small amounts.

Unless they understand the bio mechanisms for how coffee prevents these diseases, then I call correlation is not causation.

Wow, this site was seen on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Very reputable... /s

Umm … https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/jo...