Quitting Caffeine
What the author didn&#x27;t mention, and I haven&#x27;t seen mentioned in these comments, are the extremely beneficial health effects of coffee (not caffeine, decaf has shown the same benefits).  Most significantly, studies have shown that coffee reduces overall mortality rates significantly, with the reduced chance of dying from any cause increasing with coffee consumption (up to a point).<p>&gt;Compared with nonconsumers, participants in the highest quartile of coffee consumption had statistically significantly lower all-cause mortality (men: HR, 0.88 [95% CI, 0.82 to 0.95]; P for trend &lt; 0.001; women: HR, 0.93 [CI, 0.87 to 0.98]; P for trend = 0.009). Inverse associations were also observed for digestive disease mortality for men (HR, 0.41 [CI, 0.32 to 0.54]; P for trend &lt; 0.001) and women (HR, 0.60 [CI, 0.46 to 0.78]; P for trend &lt; 0.001). Among women, there was a statistically significant inverse association of coffee drinking with circulatory disease mortality (HR, 0.78 [CI, 0.68 to 0.90]; P for trend &lt; 0.001) and cerebrovascular disease mortality (HR, 0.70 [CI, 0.55 to 0.90]; P for trend = 0.002) and a positive association with ovarian cancer mortality (HR, 1.31 [CI, 1.07 to 1.61]; P for trend = 0.015). In the EPIC Biomarkers subcohort, higher coffee consumption was associated with lower serum alkaline phosphatase; alanine aminotransferase; aspartate aminotransferase; γ-glutamyltransferase; and, in women, C-reactive protein, lipoprotein(a), and glycated hemoglobin levels.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;annals.org&#x2F;aim&#x2F;article&#x2F;2643435&#x2F;coffee-drinking-mortality-10-european-countries-multinational-cohort-study" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;annals.org&#x2F;aim&#x2F;article&#x2F;2643435&#x2F;coffee-drinking-mortal...</a><p>In addition, according to other studies, coffee prevents and&#x2F;or reverses liver damage due to alcohol consumption.  One study suggested an extremely significant (44%) reduction in occurrences of cirrhosis among those who drink 2 cups of coffee a day.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reuters.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;us-health-coffee-liver-cirrhosis-idUSKCN0VR2JN" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.reuters.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;us-health-coffee-liver-cirrho...</a><p>When considering whether or not to give up your morning coffee, consider the good with the bad.