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We all know the feeling: Shortly after that latté, nature calls. But does coffee really make you poop? We’ve all been told that coffee — specifically, the caffeine in coffee — is a mild diuretic, which means that it makes the body excrete more liquid than normal (read: pee more). The diuretic effects of caffeine … Read more
Here’s some good news for those who enjoy a coffee: scientists have managed to link regular consumption of it to a reduced risk of liver cirrhosis. Having two cups of coffee a day appears to reduce the chances of developing the disease by 44 percent, based on data from 430,000 individuals spread over nine studies. … Read more
If you work in an office and use the communal coffee maker, chances are you’ve had the following thought at some point or other: Who cleans that thing? Maybe you’ve even joked about it with colleagues, each person laughing with varying degrees of intensity that reflect their own personal level of germaphobia. The uncomfortable answer … Read more
We recently reported on 2016 being the year of healthy everything — cherries, horseradish, cheese, milk, chocolate… bacon isn’t healthy, but it’s also maybe not as unhealthy as we thought. Even coffee now has potential to improve the strength of your heart (yeah, science!). With studies diving deeper and deeper into the foods we love, it’s no … Read more