Me, 8 cups of coffee deep by 9AM, shitting my guts out, listening to two podcasts, responding to a slack thread, and shitposting at the same time, knowing I won't get dementia:
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Maybe there is something more here, but I'm always skeptical of these studies that are more likely explained because of wealth indicators or another confounding factor, like the red wine study from like 20 years ago.
Is it possible that people that drink 2-3 cups of coffee are more likely to have an office job, which is more likely to be intellectually demanding, which decreases risk for dementia. And if you drink decaf you are more likely to have another neurological disorder that increases dementia risk.
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2-3 cups of coffee a day gives me a headache and diarrhea.
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Higher tea intake showed similar results, while decaffeinated coffee did not — suggesting that caffeine may be the active factor producing these neuroprotective results, though further research is needed to validate the responsible factors and mechanisms.
I have caffeine sensitivity and only drink decaf so uhhhh fuck me I guess 😔
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As funded by big coffee?
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If I drank 3 cups of coffee, I would be able to see my pulse. But I guess if I die of a heart attack at 50 then I am much less likely to get dementia?
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The article doesn't mention if they controlled for income, and a lot of these studies don't. This was famously what debunked the "one to two glasses of wine a week improves your health" since people who drink zero are possibly either too poor to afford wine or alcoholics who are sober, and people who are either poor or who drink more than three per night will have worse health outcomes in general. The people who drink 1-2 have disposable income and are generally otherwise healthy. I wonder if they controlled for caffeine in a similar way, as I could see people who can afford the time and money for 2-3 cups per day are just generally healthier anyway because they might tend to have more disposable income.
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If only I wouldn't keep forgetting
This study brought to you by Charmin
So is tea.
The caffeine makes you active and seek mental challenges.
What about 10?
ok, now do the proper controlled study comparing coffee to any other stimulant.
Stimulants like caffeine improve scores in cognition assays. Another 💩 study.
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drink 3 cups of coffee a day with 3 meals of high sodium a day to balance out the risk of dementia.
also associated with lower blood sugar somewhat too.
It's a fucking shame I became allergic to coffee!
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