Coffee Makes You Smarter

It also raises your cholesterol.

Coffee is good for you.  Regular coffee drinking reduces the risk of Parkinson's disease.

Coffee is bad for you.  Some studies linked coffee consumption with significantly increased risk of cardiovascular disease.

Coffee is good for you.  Coffee drinking has the potential to protect against the development of type 2 diabetes.

Coffee is bad for you.  Heavy consumption of boiled coffee elevates blood total and LDL ("bad") cholesterol levels

Coffee is good for you.   Coffee is rich in antioxidants like chlorogenic acid and melanoidins.

Coffee is bad for you.  Coffee negatively affects the blood vessel tone and function.

Coffee is good for you.  Coffee drinking may protect against liver cirrhosis, especially alcoholic cirrhosis.

Coffee is bad for you.  Coffee can cause rapid or irregular heartbeats (cardiac arrhythmias).

Coffee is good for you.   There is some evidence that coffee drinking may be protective against gallstone formation in both men and women.

Coffee is bad for you.  It produces unfavorable effects on blood pressure [8] and people prone to hypertension may be more susceptible.

Coffee is good for you.   Coffee consumption lowers the risk of kidney stones formation.

Coffee is bad for you.   Heavy coffee consumption (600 ml or more) can modestly increase the risk of osteoporosis, especially in women with a low calcium intake.

Coffee is good for you.   Caffeine in coffee is a well-known stimulant. Coffee promotes alertness, attention and wakefulness. The cup of coffee can also increase information processing.

Coffee is bad for you.    High amounts of caffeine taken before going to sleep can cause difficulty in falling asleep.

Coffee is good for you.   Regular coffee drinking may help to protect against Alzheimer's disease.

Coffee is bad for you.  The caffeine in coffee is a mild diuretic and can increase urine excretion.

Coffee is good for you.   Caffeine in coffee is related to theophylline, an old asthma medication. Caffeine can open airways and improve asthma symptoms.

Coffee is bad for you.   Although "generally recognized as safe" by the FDA, caffeine is still a drug, a mild central nervous system stimulant, and it produces dependence.

Coffee is good for you.   In 1958, caffeine was placed on the Food and Drug Administration's list as generally recognized as safe.

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The pros and cons of coffee drinking.