Since coffee one of the most commonly consumed beverage in the world, it's no surprise that several tests have been conducted and expanded upon in the last few years. As scientific studies become more precise, we adapt by weeding out all of the misinformation. Is coffee bad for you?

Firstly, it's important that we're talking about the same beverage. In this article, "coffee" refers to itself in the truest form- not diluted by additives such as cream and sugar. To put it into perspective, black coffee has zero calories. Coffee with cream and sugar is high in calories, fat, and sugar. This type of drink is not very healthy, even before considering the potential risks of the coffee itself.

"For one thing, coffee drinking is correlated with other dietary and lifestyle behaviours such as alcohol and nicotine consumption and a sedentary lifestyle. In other words, people who drink a lot of coffee also tend to drink and smoke, and be out of shape.

On the other hand, people who avoid coffee often do so for health-related reasons. They’re also more likely to be health-conscious in other ways, making health-promoting lifestyle choices such as exercise. Comparing coffee drinkers with non-coffee drinkers thus misses a number of important variables."

Since coffee is made up of several different compounds, and each compound behaves differently in the body, blanketing coffee as "good" or "bad" just doesn't make sense. Instead, let's go through some of the positive and negative effects.

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