coffee
5 statements across 3 episodes · 1 bullish · 2 bearish · 3 people on the record · first statement Feb 22, 2022 by Dr. Matt Walker · across every show →
Everything said about coffee, oldest first
Feb 22, 2022 negative
Feb 22, 2022 positive
Walker: Coffee's health benefits come from antioxidants, not caffeine
“The reason that coffee provides those health benefits is not because of the caffeine. It's because the coffee bean provides, for most people, because our diets are not really very good, the standard American diet, for example isn't ideal in its nutritional pro…”
Feb 22, 2022
Walker: Morning coffee's immediate wakefulness comes from drink temperature, not caffeine
“They say within a couple of minutes, you know, five minutes later, oh gosh, you know, I feel so much better. All right. I'm ready to face the world. And you think that that's the caffeine. That's nonsense. The caffeine isn't probably, you know, working within …”
Sep 19, 2023 neutral
Dr. Lagos: Moderate caffeine doesn't impact HRV, but five-plus cups harms performance
“Two cups of coffee for most people doesn't have a huge impact on heart rate variability such that if you're a performer and you have a competition, I would, I wouldn't say that having two cups of coffee is really going to impact you. Having five cups or more s…”
Jun 23, 2026 negative
Enders: Studies show coffee reduces sleep quality even when falling asleep easily
“Because we've seen all the studies, and rarely ever is science so clear on one point. There's always multiple opinions, usually. But with coffee, there's really not been a study where you don't see an effect. People will say, but I have no trouble falling asle…”