Coffee doesn't just wake you up–a biological pathway illuminates health effects

https://sciencex.com/news/2026-04-coffee-doesnt-key-biological-pathway.html

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RickJWagner•51m ago

I was never a coffee drinker, but I became interested because what was said in Arnold Schwarzenegger‘s newsletter. ( There is a ton of medical research covered in there. )

I didn’t dig in too deeply, but started drinking a morning cup of sugar free double mocha cappuccino, to help my workouts.

If I’m fooling myself, don’t tell me. I like the cappuccino.

zingababba•49m ago

Nice, maybe it balances out nicotine. People who don't pair caffeine with nicotine simply have no clue what they are missing ;)

neya•38m ago

> People who don't pair caffeine with nicotine simply have no clue what they are missing ;)

We do, and that's called cancer;)

jonnybgood•35m ago

Is there research that links nicotine to cancer? I’m unable to find anything that would suggest nicotine as cancer causing.

cf100clunk•27m ago

Are you researching whether you'll get cancer if you are extracting 100% pure nicotine and ingesting it? Who does that?

steve_adams_86•21m ago

A lot of people consume nicotine. It has been isolated and used in products for a long time. There's no clear link to cancer, but it could impact cardiovascular health (like all stimulants seem to).

Some research indicates that nicotine can influence how existing cancer behaves and spreads, so that's worth considering.

cf100clunk•11m ago

Right, point taken, but I wasn't following how nicotine properties were connected to coffee's health benefits.

coffeebeqn•9m ago

Most nicotine users today? Everyone’s using the pure nicotine pouches like zyn and such. I didn’t really find it enjoyable at all

technothrasher•41m ago

"While caffeine is the major individual component of coffee, the study suggests that it may not be the primary driver of these health effects."

All you haters that give me grief for drinking my daily cup of decaf can shut up now.

obsidianbases1•38m ago

Are you familiar with the process of extracting the caffeine in decaf?

Unfortunately it isn't without potential downsides.

didgeoridoo•36m ago

Supercritical CO2 extraction is pretty innocuous. Just buy good decaf from a place that doesn’t bathe their beans in toxic waste.

throwaway902984•32m ago

There are multiple methods that James hoffman breaks down in this video iirc, if anyone is curious.

https://youtu.be/yYTSdlOdkn0?si=uAo3pipjBA91OV5V

technothrasher•27m ago

Yes, I know the four main methods of decaffeination. The haters have gone down this road with me many times. Why can't people just let me drink my decaf? It's like they can't enjoy their caffeine unless everybody does. It's weirdly pushy.

ai_slop_hater•20m ago

Drinking coffee for flavor is pathetic, in my humble opinion.

amunozo•14m ago

Drinking coffee for caffeine is pathetic, in my humble opinion.

nemomarx•13m ago

Why? Coffee tastes good. What's wrong with drinking something that you like the taste of, or just a warm drink in general?

Jaxan•7m ago

If you don’t like the taste, you shouldn’t drink it, imo. So yes, one enjoys coffee exactly for the flavour.

jayd16•8m ago

The decaf tries to warn you itself with its bright carafe colorings. In nature that means "Do not touch me, I am poison."

markus_zhang•37m ago

I wonder whether decaf still contains these chemicals. I drank two cups of decaf every day.

gleenn•29m ago

TFA mentions that decaf contains these properties as well.

avidiax•4m ago

Not exactly, the article says that the effects aren't linked to caffeine, not that decaf has been shown to have the positive effects or still contain the necessary chemicals.

RobRivera•14m ago

I need more dopamine headlines like this to justify my dopamine addiction to coffee.

Bridged7756•8m ago

Not everything is dopamine. Maybe nitpicky on my end but it gets tiresome when everyone is just like dopamine this, dopamine that, when no one really understands neurotransmitters.

Bridged7756•5m ago

I love coffee. It's good for you, it smells and tastes so good. It wakes you up, and prevents sleepiness after meals. Its stimulant nature is a plus, but not necessarily the main thing.

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