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Orlando Named Best Coffee City in the US
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In Short: Orlando, Florida, tops a new WalletHub study ranking the best coffee cities in the United States.
Orlando, Florida, has been named the best coffee city in the United States in a new study by WalletHub, which analyzed 100 of the most populated cities across 12 indicators.
According to the study, Orlando offers a high number of coffee shops per capita, friendly coffee culture, and affordable prices.
Miami, Florida, came in second, with a high number of coffee shop options and high ratings. It also boasts the 19th-highest percentage of residents with an espresso or cappuccino machine and the 16th-highest percentage of adults who drank ready-to-go coffee in the past six months.
Coffee culture extends beyond just coffee shops, as seen in Portland, where about 24% of the population owns an electric coffee grinder, the 11th-highest percentage among the cities studied, and about 27% own a single-cup or pod coffee maker.
Research from ScienceAlert suggests that the smell of coffee alone can change how someone feels, impacting mood, memory, stress, and brain activity, even before the first sip.
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- The city also has the eighth-most coffee shops per capita that offer free Wi-Fi, "which is great for anyone who wants to work while enjoying a cup of java," the study said.
- "Coffee has become a staple of American culture, helping people stay energized for the workday and bond with friends or dates. But the costs of having one or more cups of joe daily can add up, especially as prices inflate," WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo said in a statement.
- You stumble into the kitchen half awake and start brewing coffee.
- The finding therefore shows a change in a calculated EEG index, not proof that coffee aroma relaxed the brain.
- A separate 2018 study found that people performed better on analytical tasks when exposed to a coffee-like scent.
- But the next time coffee improves your day before the first sip, it may be worth wondering whether your brain has already joined the coffee break.
- But these responses were usually examined separately, leaving a question unanswered: When coffee changes how someone feels, do the brain and body respond together?
- They tracked mood, brainwaves, heart rate, and heart rate variability as volunteers sat beside freshly brewed coffee – without drinking it.
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- ScienceAlertlink