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Andrew Huberman
×Caffeine
89% accurate
2,038 claims across 58 endpoints

Claims by endpoint

What Andrew Huberman claims Caffeine does, and whether the research agrees.

EndpointStanceResearchAlignmentClaims
performanceIncrease
293
With consensus404
sleep qualityDecrease
40
With consensus295
sleepDecrease
40
With consensus224
anxietyIncrease
3
With consensus196
physical performanceIncrease
293
With consensus168
memoryIncrease
8
With consensus99
moodIncrease
3
Against93
health benefitsIncrease
8
With consensus73
fatigueDecrease
33
With consensus54
heart rateIncrease
26
With consensus44
efficacyIncrease
3
With consensus36
headacheDecrease
9
With consensus35
blood pressureIncrease
18
With consensus31
mental healthIncrease
8
With consensus29
depressionDecrease
4
With consensus25
strengthIncrease
42
With consensus19
deep sleepDecrease
40
With consensus18
hair growthIncrease
4
Against18
toxicityIncrease
7
With consensus15
body fatDecrease
3
With consensus14
asthma symptomsDecrease
7
With consensus13
depressive symptomsDecrease
7
With consensus12
cognitive performanceIncrease
293
With consensus11
insomniaIncrease
3
With consensus11
painDecrease
11
With consensus10
blood glucoseIncrease
23
With consensus9
REM sleepDecrease
40
With consensus8
apoptosisDecrease
4
With consensus6
working memoryIncrease
8
With consensus6
immune functionIncrease
13
With consensus5
physical activityNeutral
12
Against4
cognitive functionIncrease
13
With consensus4
memory encodingIncrease
8
With consensus4
body weightNeutral
9
Against4
mortalityNeutral
6
Against4
anxiety levelsIncrease
3
With consensus3
healthIncrease
8
With consensus3
memory recallIncrease
8
With consensus3
cardiovascular healthIncrease
8
With consensus3
clinical outcomesIncrease
18
With consensus3
saliva pHIncrease
5
With consensus2
executive functionIncrease
13
With consensus2
insulin responseIncrease
16
With consensus2
physical functionIncrease
13
With consensus2
hypertensionNeutral
3
Against1
safetyNeutral
3
With consensus1
mental performanceIncrease
293
With consensus1
side effectsIncrease
41
With consensus1
insomnia severityIncrease
3
With consensus1
sleep depthDecrease
40
With consensus1
sleep disruptionIncrease
40
Against1
sleep durationDecrease
40
With consensus1
liver enzyme activityNeutral
12
Against1
slow-wave sleepDecrease
40
With consensus1
liver functionNeutral
7
Against1
stressIncrease
13
Against1
neuroprotective effectsIncrease
41
With consensus1
bone healthNeutral
7
Against1

Notable

Claims that diverge from — or run ahead of — the research.

"Caffeine decreasess performance"

influencer claim contradicted by research · 293 studies

"Caffeine neutrals physical performance"

influencer claim contradicted by research · 231 studies

"Caffeine neutrals physical performance"

influencer claim contradicted by research · 231 studies

"Caffeine neutrals physical performance"

influencer claim contradicted by research · 231 studies

"Caffeine neutrals physical performance"

influencer claim contradicted by research · 231 studies

What they've said

Mentions of Caffeine across Andrew Huberman's content.

Andrew Huberman

Tools to Set Your Cortisol Rhythm

…ll help. There are a bunch of other things that you can do that I talk about in the new episode of the Huberman Lab podcast. Guess what? I didn't say caffeine. Because caffeine, if you are a habitual caffeine user, you drink caffeine daily or three times a week, you won't get much of a cortisol increase fro…
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Andrew Huberman

Tools to Set Your Cortisol Rhythm

…ll help. There are a bunch of other things that you can do that I talk about in the new episode of the Huberman Lab podcast. Guess what? I didn't say caffeine. Because caffeine, if you are a habitual caffeine user, you drink caffeine daily or three times a week, you won't get much of a cortisol increase fro…
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Andrew Huberman

Tools to Set Your Cortisol Rhythm

…ll help. There are a bunch of other things that you can do that I talk about in the new episode of the Huberman Lab podcast. Guess what? I didn't say caffeine. Because caffeine, if you are a habitual caffeine user, you drink caffeine daily or three times a week, you won't get much of a cortisol increase fro…
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