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Re:Habitual coffee intake shapes the microbiome, modifies ph... by readthenotes1 on Friday April 24, 2026 @02:54AM (#47886568)
Notably, the article is looking at coffee, both caffeinated and decaffeinated. There is a lot more to coffee than just caffeine...
Re:Habitual coffee intake shapes the microbiome, modifies ph... by mixedCase on Friday April 24, 2026 @03:44AM (#47886961)
The overwhelming majority of the enjoyable coffee experiences are caffeinated. While there is good decaf out there it's not the norm, specially in smaller markets.
Re:Habitual coffee intake shapes the microbiome, modifies ph... by tsimionescu on Friday April 24, 2026 @05:15AM (#47887669)
I think they meant that coffee contains a lot of other compounds than just caffeine, which something like energy drinks or teas will not include. So you can't necessarily extend conclusions from a study on consumption of coffee to effects that other drinks that happen to include caffeine might have.

Edit: this is especially relevant here, as the study found similar effects in decaffeinated coffee drinkers. So the effects they observed, if real, are not related to caffeine.