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Ohh shit.... (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Coffee also is high in polyphenols - the benefits almost certainly outweigh the drawbacks. Just don't drink coffee after the morning.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

There are plenty of other sources for polyphenols - including tea, but also chocolate, qinoa, buckwheat etc.

There is no need to drink coffee in order to replenish polyphenols in your body.

And drawbacks are huge: aside from broken sleep, caffeine puts a giant strain on cardiovascular and other systems, and in people with caffeine addiction, not having their cup leads to high irritability, sleepiness, dizziness, and a lot of other symptoms.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

There are plenty of studies displaying improved cardiovascular health in those who drink 1-4 cups of coffee a day.. Generally, cardiovascular risks of caffeine from coffee are not important for the average person's health decisions.

In addition, there is a good argument for caffeine prior to exercise - it improves performance and therefore results and therefore health outcomes.

Also tea has caffeine as well (technically dark chocolate too, but less than tea so not really a concern).

And again, the solution to sleep issues are to not have caffeine (tea, coffee, or otherwise) more than a few hours after you wake up.

Withdrawal symptoms are not a major concern - they are temporary at best.

Edit: there are plenty of sources of polyphenols - but frankly the average American does not get nearly enough generally. If you have a typical American diet, I would not recommend quitting coffee as a health measure unless you have already drastically increased consumption of polyphenols generally.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Alright, thanks for fair criticism! Will delve deeper.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

If you're into podcasts, this might fit the bill