Coffee Study: Its not just the caffeine that makes you smart and athletic

A great writeup on coffee vs. caffeine, but it's in rats so don't compare to humans.  I do 10-12 cups at a time.

Coffee Study: Its not just the caffeine that makes you smart and athletic

Two paragraphs from the link to whet your brains' appetite.

Coffee Performance vs. Caffeine Only Performance

The rats who got the powdered coffee did better than the rats who received caffeine supplements.   What does this mean for us?  Coffee, like most foods, is a complex mixture containing hundreds if not thousands of different chemicals.  These chemicals include vitamins and minerals, but there are also many many others whose actions we don’t yet understand.
We also understand very little about how different nutrients interact.  We also know little about the effects of taking too much.   This is why it is better to eat a healthy diet of real food than to rely on supplements or No-Doze Monster drinks or whatever that stuff in the tiny bottles is called.  College students take note.  Masters athletes: Hold off on massive anti-oxidant supplements.  Anti-oxidants at high levels can damage DNA.