Counterpoint

"Consumption of coffee and tea and the risk of developing neurodegenerative diseases: a cohort study in the UK biobank"

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12937-026-01291-0

Conclusions

"Excessive coffee consumption was significantly associated with an increased risk of all-cause neurodegenerative diseases and vascular neurodegenerative diseases. The results also showed that tea intake was associated with a reduced risk of all-cause neurodegenerative disease, vascular neurodegenerative disease, other neurodegenerative diseases, and VD. Moreover, coffee and tea had an interactive relationship with all-cause neurodegenerative diseases and AD, with specific combinations significantly associated with reduced risk of disease" onset.

That’s not a counterpoint, because the OP study is not referring to “excessive” coffee consumption:

> “the apparent benefits weren't tied to heroic levels of caffeine intake, just to steady, mid-range consumption – roughly two to three cups a day”