Drink Coffee & Tea for Your Health

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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KNEESOCKS1945 1/30/2021

Interesting. Thank you. Report

EMGERBER 1/24/2021

Nice article even if I have read it before and it is so nicely presented. Report

BURNINGTHYME101 1/3/2021

Is this with decaffeinated too? I was told to cut the caffeine. Report

ALEPEQUIJADA 11/30/2020

Thanks! Report

CECELW 10/21/2020

coffee and green tea...my weakness. I feel like I have read this before Report

ELSCO55 9/12/2020

Great Report

SNUZYQ2 7/1/2020

Great information! Thank you! Report

ELRIDDICK 4/14/2020

Thanks for sharing Report

PATRICIAAK 4/2/2020

:) Report

KAYAKPIKE

Thanks for the article. I do enjoy one or two shots of espresso daily. When drink tea it almost always herbal or green tea. Report

DEE107

thanks Report

KHALIA2

Give me one cup of decaf with no added sugar. Thank you very much! Report

EMGERBER

Black Coffee and Tea are my favourite drinks. Report

FRAN0426

I enjoy a good cup of coffee in the morning and a cold glass of cold coffee in the afternoon when it is hot outside. I enjoy a cup of tea once in a while, enjoy cold tea much more. Report

PAMBROWN62

I start my day with a cup of coffee. End it with a cup of green tea. Love both. Glad to find out I am doing something good for me as well. Report

SABLENESS

Great affirmation for two of my habits. Love the graphics. Report

SIEGRID

I drink 2 cups of tea a day, morning, and supper time. Have done so since I was quite young. It’s nice to have an affirmation for drinking it???? Thank You! Report

RO2BENT

A couple of coffees throughout the day, and tea after breakfast but use tea bag all day with water and coffee Report

PEBBLEGEEK

I almost chain-drink decaffeinated tea all day (yes, I'm a Brit!) and have one large mug of good quality coffee per day at 11am. Hubby has his tea very weak (we share a teabag, he gets first dunk and I have the rest) but has to drink decaffeinated coffee due to caffeine intolerance. The doctor told him he should give up alcohol, chocolate and caffeine but the last was the only one he managed, although he's cut down on the other two and only has small quantities of really good stuff. Report

DJ4HEALTH

Have to be careful with caffeine Report

PATRICIA-CR

Iâ€™m way too sensitive to caffeine, unfortunately. Love coffee and tea but they are like having poison. Report

DEE107

thanks
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1CRAZYDOG

I love both coffee and tea. I didn't realize white tea had the most antioxidants of the teas. Will try it. Report

CD10676776

Gave up drinking coffee as my 2019 New Year's resolution. I drink 1-3 cups of decaf green tea daily. Good need-to-know information! Report

SPINECCO

Excellent article. Great information. Report

CECELW

I love both. Report

BILLTHOMSON

Hmmmmm, coffee Report

KHALIA2

I was really afraid to read this one, because I do love my coffee. Not bad at all! Thank you! Report

SUNSET09

Not a coffee drinker however, tea is my second drink of choice. Water is my first, SparkFriends. Report

CHERYLHURT

Absolutely! Report

AMYRCMK

Thank you Report

SPARKGRL46

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

CD15653250

I enjoy both. Report

RAPUNZEL53

Thanks. Report

GEORGE815

Nice informative article Report

STUBBY_DOUGLAS

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

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

Really appreciate the SP articles that cite sources. Thank you! Report

NELLJONES

I love my coffee!! Report

CECELW

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

Love both tea and coffee, but herbal tea is becoming my "go to" Report

NASFKAB

thanks for posting Report

SUSANBEAMON

I'm a dyed in the wool tea drinker, no coffee. Report

FISHGUT3

thanks, love coffee! Report

LESSOFMOORE

Great information! Report

JVANAM

Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. ~ Robert Louis Stevenson Report

MBPP50

Great article. Thanks. Report

CECELW

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

I drink both coffee and tea (mostly not black tea but greens and whites) every day. Hot, Iced, and everything in between! Report

PUDDLEDUCK46

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

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