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Drink Coffee & Tea for Your Health

By , The Greatist.com Team
Editor's Note: Coffee, tea and caffeine. Sometimes you hear how horrible they can be for your body. Other times you're told that you're not drinking enough of them. What's the truth?

Today we are excited to share a fun and interesting infographic about the health benefits of coffee and tea from our friends at Greatist.com.

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Comments

SUNSET09 5/5/2018
Not a coffee drinker however, tea is my second drink of choice. Water is my first, SparkFriends. Report
CHERYLHURT 3/21/2018
Absolutely! Report
AMYSUZEQ 2/24/2018
Thank you Report
SPARKGRL46 2/5/2018
Good to know about the coffee. Wasn't sure if it was okay to drink or not. Always knew about the Green Tea & love it. :).

Thanks for the article! Report
BLISSFULMOMENTS 1/31/2018
I enjoy both. Report
RAPUNZEL53 12/30/2017
Thanks. Report
GEORGE815 12/21/2017
Nice informative article Report
STUBBY_DOUGLAS 12/17/2017
Wow! Average of 3.1 cups of coffee drank per person in the US.

I have maybe two cups a week. SOMEONE'S drinking A LOT of coffee to make up for my lack of use! Report
PWILLOW1 11/1/2017
Herbal teas do not always contain real tea so if you want the benefits of tea you will not likely find them in herbal teas. Just something to keep in mind and check the ingredients. Report
NIGHTGLOW 10/15/2017
Really appreciate the SP articles that cite sources. Thank you! Report
NELLJONES 8/31/2017
I love my coffee!! Report
CECELW 8/28/2017
my family tells me to find a coffee anonymous group!! LOL..Hello, my name is Cindy and I am a caffeine/coffee/green tea junkie! Report
1CRAZYDOG 8/4/2017
Love both tea and coffee, but herbal tea is becoming my "go to" Report
NASFKAB 8/1/2017
thanks for posting Report
SUSANBEAMON 7/20/2017
I'm a dyed in the wool tea drinker, no coffee. Report
FISHGUT3 7/16/2017
thanks, love coffee! Report
LESSOFMOORE 7/14/2017
Great information! Report
JVANAM 7/13/2017
Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. ~ Robert Louis Stevenson Report
MBPP50 7/13/2017
Great article. Thanks. Report
CECELW 7/12/2017
This is really great news! I am a coffee and tea junkie!! My hubby says I should just use an iv drip full of caffeine! haha Report
GETULLY 7/12/2017
I drink both coffee and tea (mostly not black tea but greens and whites) every day. Hot, Iced, and everything in between! Report
CONSTANTREADER3 7/12/2017
Too many errors in this article. Tea may be said to come from a "variety of plant leaves", but all the plants are cultivars of camellia sinensis. Also, they left out the use of coffee (really, caffeine) to treat borderline depression. I'm disappointed to see this kind of sloppy science reporting on SparkPeople. Report
CONSTANTREADER3 7/12/2017
Too many errors in this article. Tea may be said to come from a "variety of plant leaves", but all the plants are cultivars of camellia sinensis. Also, they left out the use of coffee (really, caffeine) to treat borderline depression. I'm disappointed to see this kind of sloppy science reporting on SparkPeople. Report
LADYG67 7/12/2017
As a coffee and tea drinker, I truly appreciate this article which highlights the differences and benefits. The graphics are amazing as well. Report
PICKIE98 7/12/2017
Tea is my second water. I love it. Report
JANET552 7/12/2017
Love my coffee!! Report
-POOKIE- 7/12/2017
coffee is made from magic beans... Report
PASTORDAN_ATDCC
Love it - thanks! Report
TECHWALKER
Thyroid patients: don't drink coffee for at least an hour after you take the meds. www.thyroid.org/patient-thyroid-inf
ormation/ct-for-patients/vol-1-issu
e-1/vol-1-issue-1-p-21 / Report
42CUTBER
I gave up coffee for awhile and just went back. My grandparents drank their regular cup of black coffee every morning and kept the pot on all day. They both lived until 96 years old! Can't say this is the reason, but many nutritionists today would have condemned their coffee, butter, beef, etc. diet. Of course, all of their vegetables and fruits were fresh from the garden, or home-canned. Report
NOLAHORSERIDER
I like coffee and tea! My mother drank coffee every day and my friend drinks tea every day too and for many many years! No problems with either of them...

Lovely article! Report
MTTRAVELS
I love coffee and tea!! They act differently with everyone, caffeine is known as a pain killer as-well, which would explain why it gets rid of my nerve pain and tension headaches I get from a brain injury. Report
MARYALICE411
nice blank page Report
MABLEMONSTER
I don't believe that coffee is good for you , My grandma drank coffee everyday for a long time and she had a hardening in her arteries Report
ALWAYSSTARTING
No image for me. Report
KPACE7
Image isn't working for me either. I am using my IPad. Report
KZINRRET
Great info, but image isn't working. I'm using Chrome on Windows 7 if you want to log the error. Report
TZH715
I like coffee and tea. Now I know tahat I can't drink too much of either one. Thank you. Report
GMAGEE
Thanks for the info. But more than that, what a great graphic! I'm a professional graphic designer, so really appreciated the look and layout of this artwork and the way it presented the information. Beautiful. Report
TURTLERAE55
I love green and oolong tea. Report
NAOLEE
I LIKE GREEN TEA. Report
SOCDIRECTOR
Insightful! Report
VEGK80
Loved this!! And I love my soy latte's1 Report
LINWINAGAIN
I'm more likely to want something to eat with a cup of tea, so I drink more coffee. It seems to deaden my craves. Report
KANNUK
Great article, I drink herbal tea when craving something sweet. I drink the tea and set the timer for 20 minutes, if the craving doesn't go away I have a treat. More than 90 percent of the time the craving goes away. Report
AUSSIEFLOSS
Best Blog Ever!! Yay for coffee and tea!! Report
CHRIS3874
Good article I really enjoy coffee but I find I can drink too much of it. Report
YANKEEBACKHOME
Not enough info on decaf coffee (I cannot do caffeine, as I have a heart rhythm issue). So, does the decaffeinated kind have any benefit(s)? Report
JIBBIE49
I hate coffee. I drink tea only to avoid the taste of water. I certainly buy decaf tea. Report
SKEETOR
Great information and I loved the format! Report
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