Is Coffee Good For You?

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In this first episode of Journal Club we're taking a look at the hype behind coffee and whether it's actually good for us.

TIMESTAMPS
00:21 - What does coffee do?
00:49 - Coffee enhances mental performance (alertness + vigilance)
02:39 - Coffee improves memory + recall
04:28 - Coffee improves mood
05:31 - Coffee to get out of a slump
07:11 - Coffee enhances physical performance
08:27 - Coffee reduces the perception of fatigue
08:55 - Coffee improves recovery from exercise
10:26 - Long term effects of coffee
10:43 - Coffee contains useful micronutrients
11:10 - Coffee is negatively correlated with lots of long-term health problems including diabetes, heart disease and cancer
15:08 - Negative effects of coffee

Studies referenced in the video:

Who am I:

[aliabdaal]

TIMESTAMPS
00:21 - What does coffee do?
00:49 - Coffee enhances mental performance (alertness + vigilance)
02:39 - Coffee improves memory + recall
04:28 - Coffee improves mood
05:31 - Coffee to get out of a slump
07:11 - Coffee enhances physical performance
08:27 - Coffee reduces the perception of fatigue
08:55 - Coffee improves recovery from exercise
10:26 - Long term effects of coffee
10:43 - Coffee contains useful micronutrients
11:10 - Coffee is negatively correlated with lots of long-term health problems including diabetes, heart disease and cancer
15:08 - Negative effects of coffee

[TylerLloyd]

Me, before clicking to watch: it sure as hell better be. I don’t need anymore bad news right now.

[evapesti]

Get yourself someone who looks at you the way Ali looks at that cup of coffee

[ed]

Take a shot of coffee every time Ali raises his cup

[username-ynyo]

Ideas for videos: meditation, sleep duration, quality and timing, fasting, nutrition, supplements, mental health (depression, anxiety, etc.), different exercise methods (resistance training, cardio, hiit, plyometrics), longevity and lifespan

[Ollinho]

Caffeine used to ruin my sleep - I rarely ever remembered my dreams, I used to wake up still feeling tired and I would have peaks and troughs in my energy levels throughout the day. Quitting caffeine has made my energy levels much more consistent.

[nev]

I hated coffee with a burning passion. I've recently started my first year of medicine and now I'm just addicted to it. I was just having another cup during some histology study session when you uploaded the video and I just went "neat".

[EllyChang]

I am a medstudent from korea and it’s nice to have a new video. Things have been pretty depressing here where you hear about the virus literally everywhere. it’s heartbreaking that so many are suffering including the people who are actually going through the virus, as well as the people who have to go through quarantine with fear. My prayers are with them. Hopefully things will get better soon. Stay safe everyone.

[johannesmajamaki]

I would *really* love a video on caffeine tolerance. There's so little good information about it - how does it form, can it be avoided, how serious is it, etc.

[rohan]

This is the content we want! Conveying your Cambridge knowledge to us mortals.

[AntonioDal.]

The problem with many nutritional studies is that they often focus on short term effects and correlations.

[iheartbeautay]

The satisfaction of watching well researched content is inexplicable. Just came across your channel. Can safely say that I’m loving it!

[Faisal-oktf]

I don't often comment on YouTube videos but this video is truly amazing. the amount of researching before making it is appreciated. Thank you

[jumpinbac]

I love the journal discussions as I used to have access to several scholarly publications when I was doing research in school. Keep up the great work!!

[prosperitynuggets]

Since you like coffee yourself, did you account for confirmation bias while doing your research?

[jargalsaikhanerdene]

I love this idea of answering questions with scientific studies. Please keep it up!

[brahmanprabha]

The amount of research you have done for this video is just wow! Thank you so much

[MrGERiarza]

Will definitely be following Journal Club. Thanks Ali! - Medical student in NL

[douglashtang]

Watching these kind of video is like listening to a spoken-essay! I'm still learning how to write a research paper, and this help me a lot.

[maanyatomar]

😅😳😅
1) Do I care about a video about COFFEE ?
“Maybe...”
2) Do I care about Ali’s video ?
“HELL YEAH!”