Nothing is 100% good or 100% bad. Even oxygen has problems that are caused in the body.

Coffee, like many things, can cause some health issues, but also some health benefits.

The problem is that the headlines only talk about this specific effect studied. When you get down the details, it's a lot less clear cut then "drink coffee = live longer" or "drink coffee = die younger"

life is better with coffee

enjoy while you can, because climate change is ruining this too

Yeah I came here to say 'study sponsored by Starbucks'

They were funded by one and found success in another.

They would have made sense if one worked and they were funded by the same industry

Would have made sense if they simply found success in their results and published them

They said that it works when combining coffee and fruit. Which one paid for it? Both would have told the other industry to pay for the study. It's definitely only coffee or "fruit".

One was actually meaningful. Guessing fruit was actually beneficial and coffee paid the bill but it's definitely a red flag to include both in the finding. Either coffee is good and fruit is meaningless, or the other way around.

Tbh, "fruit" is such a large category that there's no way they studied every fruit. They "studied coffee" and added "fruit" so they could post a benefit. I love coffee but this study is bullshit.

Halve, not have

gotta add 2 shots of whiskey and 3 cigs to complete that breakfast.

I don't know if that's a typo or not. But I like it.

As far as I can tell it's not yet published. Why on earth would this be reported if it hasn't made it through the publishing process? Lol

Here is a reaction to the findings that were presented at the conference mentioned in the op article.

It seems this story is based on an unpublished paper abstract presented at European Congress on Obesity 2026 titled "Higher Dietary Polyphenol Intake Is Associated with a Lower Risk of Short Telomeres: Evidence from the SUN Cohort Study".

You can see it in the conference program.

https://eco2026.org/assets/docs/programme-book.pdf

And here is another reference.

https://www.sciencemediacentre.org/expert-reaction-to-a-european-congress-on-obesity-unpublished-conference-abstract-on-association-between-higher-dietary-polyphenol-intake-and-lower-risk-of-short-telomeres/

I'd rather take years off my life than having to suffer every day by drinking coffee.

Yep, you'll die if you're not addicted to caffeine

You could probably sub in chocolate for a similar benefit.

I think that's called a Continental Breakfast.

What about 2-3 STOK Cappuccino 48oz bottles a day, and a Bang to help me calm down after?

Pu Erh is probably the healthiest stimulant hot drink available. Green teas are a close second.