Is Coffee Good For You?

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In this first episode of Journal Club we're taking a look at the hype behind coffee and whether it's actually good for us.

TIMESTAMPS
00:21 - What does coffee do?
00:49 - Coffee enhances mental performance (alertness + vigilance)
02:39 - Coffee improves memory + recall
04:28 - Coffee improves mood
05:31 - Coffee to get out of a slump
07:11 - Coffee enhances physical performance
08:27 - Coffee reduces the perception of fatigue
08:55 - Coffee improves recovery from exercise
10:26 - Long term effects of coffee
10:43 - Coffee contains useful micronutrients
11:10 - Coffee is negatively correlated with lots of long-term health problems including diabetes, heart disease and cancer
15:08 - Negative effects of coffee

Studies referenced in the video:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3114783
https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.2903/j.efsa.2011.2054
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23241646
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19708406
https://www.nature.com/articles/nn.3623
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3296361/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26518745
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/723503
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15657469
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20182023
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20182054
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29590460
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29276945
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21920945
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26899133
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanonc/article/PIIS1470-2045(16)30239-X/fulltext