Coffee could be considered to be an everyday necessity for some students and teachers to be able to wake up and get through the rest of their day. There are some myths that go around that coffee is bad for you and can cause you health problems, but these are not true. Coffee has actually been studied to see if it can help prevent certain kinds of cancers and/or other health problems.

Students like Amber Otis don’t drink coffee regularly, but doesn’t discourage against it.

“I don’t drink coffee a whole lot,” Otis said. “Just because my dad makes it black, but i think it should be perfectly alright to drink it.”

Coffee is given a bad name because of the “coffee shops” like Starbucks and Dunkin’ Donuts, who have coffee options that can be at least 500 calories. Black coffee is known-due to some recent studies-to help reduce some risks of liver cancer and can be associated with a reduced risk in prostate cancer, according to nytimes.com.

“I usually don’t drink coffee a lot, so those [benefits] probably wouldn’t help me.” Otis said.
Drinking coffee on a regular basis might be good for the body, but like other caffeinated drinks it could have a bad side effect, too. Drinking coffee in moderation, and without all of the sugary creams and milks in it, might just help with possible health problems.