In a message dated 6/7/03 12:37:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > To say nothing of all the caffeine. > Actually, it has less caffeine than tea. Besides, no evidence exists that caffeine is inherently harmful unless one is sensitive to it. For every study purporting problems with caffeine -- you can easily find one stating benefits. In terms of paleo correctness, there was a thread sometime ago where I think cocoa and coffee were not deemed paleo, but tea was. I know Audette mentions that tea (caffeinated) as an acceptable beverage in Neanderthin and as a convenient way to get polyphenols/antioxidants.