# Caffeine - friend or foe? Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/saving-lives-in-slow-motion-4449011/caffeine-friend-or-foe Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/saving-lives-in-slow-motion-4449011/caffeine-friend-or-foe.md Podcast: [Saving Lives In Slow Motion](https://stenobird.com/podcast/saving-lives-in-slow-motion-4449011) Published: 2026-02-19T12:29:22+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/savinglivesinslowmotion/episodes/caffeine-friend-or-foe Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/60b20104ffcfab00117e6199/e/698df21e5d2bf63a6da202ce/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/saving-lives-in-slow-motion-4449011/episodes/caffeine-friend-or-foe Duration seconds: 822 ## Resource Most of us drink caffeine and it is in many foods too such as chocolate. What are its impact on health? In this episode I look at the pros and cons of this ubiquitous every day legal drug. Links: Genetics of caffeine metabolism:  https://www.sleepmattersperth.com.au/how-genetics-influence-caffeines-impact-on-sleep/ Cognitive and physical performance:  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4462044/ Caffeine and Parkinson’s Disease:  https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7773776/ Coffee and dementia risk:  https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-026-00409-y Coffee and Liver Disease:  https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250921/Coffee-protects-the-liver-by-blocking-inflammation-and-scarring-review-finds.aspx Caffeine as pain relief:  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgr44j201rzo Save your life in slow motion and those of others by subscribing now and sharing. Thank you for listening and for your support. It means a lot to me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/saving-lives-in-slow-motion-4449011/episodes/caffeine-friend-or-foe/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/saving-lives-in-slow-motion-4449011/caffeine-friend-or-foe.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.