Coffee's hidden health benefits | James Hoffmann and Prof. Tim Spector

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  @VanMan83 · 2 years ago

  I'm 58.  I've been drinking coffee daily since I was 14.  For the last 20 or 30 years I've been reading articles debating the benefits or hazards of coffee, claiming it's bad for you, claiming it's good for you, claiming it's neither.  You'll never hear the end of it.  I will continue to have my morning coffee for the duration of my life.

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  @tammieprintupakaamaarukah · 2 years ago

  Finally, someone confirms that a pinch of salt takes coffee flavor to another level!!!

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  @peterjordan-turner8789 · 2 years ago

  So the good news is that James Hoffmann is going to live forever.

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  @cliffcastle9808 · 2 years ago

  Thanks for putting this video together and for all the valuable information.    As a coffee roaster, I would like to offer some additional comments.   Coffee is essentially the pit of a cherry meaning that coffee  "beans"  are actually "seeds."   Once coffee has been processed,  green beans can be stored for a long time (years) without losing much nutritional value.   However, once coffee has been roasted, the clock begins to tick.  The flavor and nutritional value begin to diminish and after a couple of 6-8 weeks the difference is very apparent.   Even more critical is the grinding date.  Once beans have been ground, the clock ticks even faster.   After a week of being ground, coffee starts getting stale.  The takeaway is to buy your beans as soon after the roast date as possible (allowing 72 hours for degassing).    And do not grind the beans until you are ready to use them.  Outside of the origin and quality coffee beans themselves, these two things are critical to the end result.

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  @flowerflower1392 · 2 years ago

  They don't mention that a lot of glyphosate is used on coffee plants. Supposedly is is neutralised during roasting. I buy organic as it is healthier for the people who work on the plantations not to be exposed to glyphosates and it is better for the environment. If possible I buy fairtrade and organic. Just a thought.

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  @cassif19 · 2 years ago

  Love it when specialists tell me that my addiction is actually healthy

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  @jimihenrik11 · 2 years ago

  Few years ago I decided to live healthier and one of the things I wanted to change was to consume less soft drinks. I was daily drinking stuff like coca cola at work. I vowed to completly give that up and only consume water, cofffee and tea instead. The tea didn't stick, because I didn't enjoy the taste, but the water and coffe proved to be a comfortable choice. Some people told me I was exchanging one harm with another. But I felt so much better and healthier with my choice, that I stuck with it. Awesome to hear that coffee is not as unhelathy as rumored after all (as I expected already).

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  @mngchnnl · 2 years ago

  The most amazing lesson for me from this is that two cups of coffee has more fibre than a banana! Really interesting, as usual - thank you!

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  @thedisappearingboss · 2 years ago

  Can't wait for the tea study!

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  @racheljaneroberts1393 · 2 years ago

  So many of my healthy friends have been moving to barley coffee and then looking at me with pity and disdain as I sip my expresso. Thank you. I feel sooo justified!

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  @Sara-fp6xr · 1 year ago

  Lmao<br>James &quot; i don&apos;t know how much you want to know about water because it&apos;s miserable subject&quot;<br>❤THIS IS WHY I LOOOVE JAMES!❤

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  @gordslater · 2 years ago

  I am so chuffed my local pub has a coffee machine - I have the perfect excuse now

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