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

FRAN0426 10/9/2019
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 9/16/2019
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 7/22/2019
Great affirmation for two of my habits. Love the graphics. Report
SIEGRID 7/22/2019
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 7/22/2019
A couple of coffees throughout the day, and tea after breakfast but use tea bag all day with water and coffee Report
PEBBLEGEEK 7/22/2019
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 7/22/2019
Have to be careful with caffeine Report
PATRICIA-CR 7/6/2019
I’m way too sensitive to caffeine, unfortunately. Love coffee and tea but they are like having poison. Report
DEE107 7/5/2019
thanks
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1CRAZYDOG 6/30/2019
I love both coffee and tea. I didn't realize white tea had the most antioxidants of the teas. Will try it. Report
MSROZZIE 5/19/2019
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 1/22/2019
Excellent article. Great information. Report
CECELW 1/18/2019
I love both. Report
BILLTHOMSON 11/20/2018
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
VALLEYGIRLSPAGE
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
CONSTANTREADER3
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
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
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
Tea is my second water. I love it. Report
JANET552
Love my coffee!! Report
-POOKIE-
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
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