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Your Coffee Addiction Is Probably Good for You

Your Coffee Addiction Is Probably Good for You

CGP Grey
2 HN recommenders · discussed 2013–2017
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About this video

CGP Grey's short explainer arguing that caffeine addiction is mostly harmless and may even be beneficial. It covers what caffeine does in the body.

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HN links it in caffeine threads as a quick, clear explanation of caffeine's effects.

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From the Hacker News discussion

jimmytidey · 2016-09 · rec

I don't think caffeine has many negative health implications. Although it has certainly wasted my time by leaving me too jittery to work. There is a great cgp grey video on caffeine: [VIDEO]

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askvictor · 2017-08 · rec

I occasionally quit caffeine as a way to recalibrate the tolerance that develops over time. But, within certain limits (my general consumption is 1-2 coffees a day, sometimes 3-4 if super tired or when exercising), there's very few negatives for most people, and quite a number of benefits. Nice explanatory video on the matter: [VIDEO]

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lcc_tn · 2013-03 · reference

You've reminded me of this video talking about coffee now: [VIDEO] Is there really any good reason why I shouldn't be drinking a lot of coffee? It seems I see as many researches claiming I shouldn't drink much coffee as I see researches claiming I should. I'm not sure what to think about coffee at this point.

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Dewie · 2013-08 · reference

The article doesn't seem to mention whether coffee is healthy or not. One thing is if it is addictive, but if it is healthy (or even if it just isn't unhealthy), I've got to ask... so what if it is addictive? [VIDEO]

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