Comments by "John Smith" (@JohnSmith-op7ls) on "TED"
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This is outdated. The alcohol in red wine has been shown to be far worse than any benefits of any other compounds in it, not just for the brain but the rest of your body, and that’s before you factor in the fact that it’s rare to find wine without sulfites, which are awful for your heart.
Saturated fats are not bad for brain development or anything else, in moderation. Excess saturated fats isn’t good, but replacing all saturated fats with unsaturated fats is worse as unsaturated fats easily degrade into inflammatory compounds like aldehydes. Unsaturated fats can be good but only if not exposed to light or heat. And any unsaturated fats from seeds are bad, even olive oil isn’t good for you, it’s just one of the least bad seed oils, along with avocado oil. But again, they have to be kept away from light and heat or they easily decompose into unhealthy compounds.
Also, good sleep is the most important thing, so saying caffeine is good for neurological development is wrong. Any short term benefits of caffeine are outweighed by the disruption to sleep it causes.
And no, having caffeine early in the day won’t solve it, caffeine has a half life of 8 hours, longer in certain people. It doesn’t take much caffeine to disrupt quality sleep and it takes about 5 half lives to be rid of a compound. So one cup of coffee can take 32 hours or more to be totally out of your system.
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