Quit Drinking Coffee: Real Benefits People Measured

The benefits of quitting coffee are usually described as feelings — calmer, better sleep. The people below tracked it, and the changes were real but often smaller than expected.

Sleep and heart rate, tracked

Sleep blogger Ethan Green went from several coffees and teas a day to zero caffeine and tracked it on a Fitbit. Compared with his baseline year, his sleep score moved from 81 to 83 and his resting heart rate from 60 to about 56 — modest gains, plus less anxiety by his account.

Sugary coffee and weight

For some people, the coffee itself isn't the issue — what's in it is. Dropping sugary coffee drinks was one of the first changes in a 75-pound weight loss.

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