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Your Coffee Addiction Is Probably Good for You

CGP Grey · explainer · Watch on YouTube

Nutrition & diet scienceNeuroscience & the brain

What it is

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.

Why Hacker News recommends it

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

  • 2 people recommended it
  • 2 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2013, last 2017

What HN commenters said

  1. “There is a great cgp grey video on caffeine”

    Explains caffeine's effects and health implications.

    jimmytidey, 2016-09 · Recommendation · in “Show HN: I invented a caffeinated toothpaste”

  2. “Nice explanatory video on the matter”

    Explains caffeine's benefits and few negatives.

    askvictor, 2017-08 · Recommendation · in “Quitting Caffeine”

Excerpts from Hacker News comments, linked to the originals. Summaries and labels were written by a language model from those comments.

Topics: coffee, caffeine, addiction, health, cgp grey

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