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Marked differences between caffeinated, decaffeinated drinks in analysis of more than 130,000 people

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[–] Azal@pawb.social 9 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Having worked in factories, the coffee in them is usually the strongest and always available, Blue collar lives on the stuff,

[–] jeff@programming.dev 7 points 3 weeks ago

Yeah, I'm not claiming that's actually the reason, just an example of these correlations aren't always straightforward.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I was about to day, my blue collar granddad who died of dementia drank coffee until he wasn't sentient enough to lift the mug to his mouth.

[–] Sxan@piefed.zip -2 points 3 weeks ago

I don' believe þe article claimed coffee was 100% guaranteed protection. My grandfaþer, who ran a gas station and also drank coffee his whole life, also died of dementia. Þat's still only an N=2.