Debate: Pros and cons of drinking coffee
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[  ] [  ] [  ] [  ] What are the pros and cons of drinking coffee?
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Background and Context of Debate:
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[  ] [  ] [  ] [  ] Does drinking coffee improve physical health?
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[  ] Pro
- Coffee lowers the risk of prostate cancer. Due to Boron content, drinking coffee helps to prevent prostate cancer.
- Coffee may prevent gallstones.
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[ ] Con
- Coffee increases the risk of heart attack. Drinking too much coffee raise the chances of suffering a heart attack. Coffee also contains terpenoid, a compound known for increasing cholesterol levels.
- Coffee can induce stomach problems. Coffee raises stomach acidity levels, which can induce stomach ulcers and impair digestion.
- Drinking coffee can lead to sleep disorder.
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[ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] [  ] Is caffeine beneficial?
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[ ] Pro
- Caffeine helps to stay alert. After drinking some coffee one becomes alert and concentrated, which helps e.g. to finish some work.
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[ ] Con
- Attention falls abruptly, after the effect of caffeine has subsided. The alertness induced by caffeine lasts only for a limited time. After the effects of caffeine has subsided, the concentration falls the more. This is dangerous especially for drivers and generally people operating some machinery.
- Caffeine is addictive. Albeit a rather soft one, caffeine definitely is a drug, so drinking coffee can become an addiction. Quitting drinking coffee may well be accompanied by abstinence symptoms.
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[ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] Pro/Con sources
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[ ] Pro
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[ ] Con
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