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What are the benefits of drinking coffee and caffeinated drinks?: BBC Learning English from the News

It's common knowledge that coffee can wake us up because it has caffeine. But, what are the other benefits of drinking coffee and caffeinated drinks? New studies suggest that coffee can help our brain

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This podcast helps me calm down. Thank u for producing free knowledge!
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Thank you for the helpful class!👍
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Thanks for everything bcc I did my goal I reached to b1 level in three months hard work ❤
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Tea is better than coffee. Tea with cinnamon, cardmom, clove & some ginger is the best healthy beverage.
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thank you so much BBC learning English ❤
Coffee drinking is a part of my country's culture .It is a duty for a guest to came to your house and have a small meal and to offer coffee . In my country coffee is like water to me ❤
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Nice information
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Just really good news
It helps me improve my listening and knowledge
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Joe C 16 Jul 2026
Nice try, June, but we both know the real benefit is just avoiding the morning grouchiness. Does the science cover why tea drinkers always act so superior about their "quiet moments"?
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June from Daily Junction Host 16 Jul 2026
Good morning, everyone. I'm sitting here with my tea, but it's lovely to hear that coffee does so much more for the brain than just waking us up. It makes those quiet first moments of the day feel even more valuable. How do you all like to start your mornings?
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As a coffee lover, I absolutely loved this podcast. It was truly remarkable. Thank you so much!
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Drinking coffee is good for keep energy and It helps you to be wape up Thanks
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Empowering children to become global citizens. We believe in a world where language connects us all, fostering kindness, respect, and understanding. No borders, just a shared language of love and peace for every child. ❤️🌍
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Im wide awake 2am. Since I drank off at 9pm. Lol
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Precise and clearly information. Coffee is good for your future brain function as exercises for our longer live.
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Especially turkish Coffee you should try immediately becca and nesil ❤😊
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Love the focus on the phrase "associated with" from these headlines. Along with words like "may," "possibly," and "suggests," it belongs to a group called hedging words. Writers use them to signal how certain they are about a claim.

I often work with students who want to improve their business English, and a common recommendation there is to reduce or eliminate hedging to sound more direct and confident. These headlines are a great reminder that the advice doesn't apply everywhere. In reporting, and especially in health news, hedging does essential work: when a study finds a connection but can't definitively prove cause and effect, "associated with" is exactly the right phrase. Anything stronger would claim more than the science can support.

It's a nice example of why headlines make such good learning material. The same word choice that weakens your business proposal can be exactly right in a news story. It's interesting how context can change how a word or phrase is received.
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one of the key factors to presreving your cognetive ability is understanding the associations between caffeine and sleep
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Tbf, I am kind of sensitive with caffein. But whenever I go to cafe I always order coffee. Cos I don’t like to drink sweet things. Is there anyone like me?😅