THE CONVERSATION: 7 of the weirdest things coffee does to your body
By Emma BeckettSouth Africa
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Coffee is a chemically complicated plant extract containing hundreds of bioactive compounds. These can have all kinds of weird and wonderful effects in your body, even when you’re drinking decaf.
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- Length
- 30 words · 1 min read
- Published
- September 28, 2026
- Byline
- Emma Beckett
- Source
- Daily Maverick