{"id":419223,"date":"2026-01-19T12:12:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T12:12:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/419223\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T12:12:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T12:12:18","slug":"does-decaf-coffee-have-the-same-health-benefits-as-caffeinated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/419223\/","title":{"rendered":"Does decaf coffee have the same health benefits as caffeinated?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-block-animation has-fly-in-animation\">Coffee drinking has been linked with short-term boosts to alertness and mood and, over the longer term, lower risk of heart disease, certain cancers, and other chronic conditions. \u201cThe evidence in coffee\u2019s favor has never been stronger,\u201d said Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/hsph.harvard.edu\/profile\/edward-giovannucci\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Edward Giovannucci<\/a> in a Jan. 11 Consumer Reports article that outlined the many <a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionsource.hsph.harvard.edu\/food-features\/coffee\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">health benefits<\/a> associated with the drink.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-block-animation has-fly-in-animation\">But does it matter whether or not the <a href=\"https:\/\/nutritionsource.hsph.harvard.edu\/food-features\/coffee\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">coffee<\/a> is caffeinated?<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-block-animation has-fly-in-animation\">Giovannucci, a professor of epidemiology and nutrition, thinks it doesn\u2019t. \u201cMost of the metabolic effects are probably not related to caffeine,\u201d he said. \u201cA lot of the protective associations that we see in caffeinated coffee are also seen in decaf.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-block-animation has-fly-in-animation\">The article noted that both caffeinated and decaffeinated contain polyphenols, which are thought to alter metabolism and improve gut health.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-block-animation has-fly-in-animation\">The article also offered several research-backed tips on healthy coffee drinking. It noted, for example, that unfiltered brewing methods have been linked to higher LDL (bad) cholesterol, and that coffee\u2019s health benefits may diminish if consumed later than noon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-block-animation has-fly-in-animation\">Read the Consumer Reports article: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumerreports.org\/health\/coffee\/is-coffee-good-for-you-a4177520373\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Is Coffee Good for You?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\nLast Updated<\/p>\n<p>Get the latest public health news<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-block-animation has-fly-in-animation\">Stay connected with Harvard Chan School<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Coffee drinking has been linked with short-term boosts to alertness and mood and, over the longer term, lower&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":419224,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[49,48,84,395],"class_list":["post-419223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nutrition","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-health","tag-nutrition"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=419223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/419223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/419224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=419223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=419223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=419223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}