Coffee? Tea? Why Not?

A friend of mine told me that he was eliminating coffee from his diet for “health reasons.” I told him that the coffee=bad myth was debunked decades ago. In fact, a 2017 umbrella review of 201 meta-analyses by The National Library of Medicine concluded that “Coffee consumption was more often associated with benefit than harm for a range of health outcomes across exposures including high vs. low, any vs. none, and one extra cup a day.”

What about having more than just a few cups a day? Arnold Schwarzenegger answered that question last week in his blog:

“If you have more than a few servings of coffee, research suggests that it does not cause heart problems. The researchers found that while coffee can cause fluctuations in your heart rate, it’s not the dangerous type.” Click here.

And…

“If you tolerate [coffee] well, drinking a few servings appears to have many benefits. Other studies appear to show that drinking three cups or more is also associated with cancer protection.” Click here.

Insights on Chronic Disease 

Click here for an interesting conversation between Peter Attia and Rhonda Patrick, PhD, a scientist with expertise in the areas of aging, cancer, and nutrition, and host of the popular podcast Found My Fitness.