HSWC wrote:  "Caffeine and/or coffee have been labeled as 'bad' for years, but in recent years some 'experts' have been pointing out that the evidence does not bear this out."

 

I don't know -- I think a lot depends on the person, and the rest depends on the principle that the dose is the poison.

 

In my case, coffee is highly toxic, causing me to have murderous diarrhea and huge anal fistulae that make it excruciatingly painful to sit or s*it for weeks.

 

But, on the other hand, that's only if I drink it habitually.  Interestingly, when I drink coffee in moderation (<4 cups/week), it often seems to help reduce the symptoms of Crohn's disease, and seems to actually prevent diarrhea.

 

I think that just about anyone who drinks coffee day in and day out is likely to see some sort of health consequences from that, just as you would if you dosed yourself with any drug a half dozen times or more every day.  But as I have learned from personal experience, just because something is bad for you in excess doesn't mean it isn't harmless or perhaps even beneficial in some way, if taken in moderation.

 

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