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Is drinking coffee good for you?
Why or why not?

Millions of people love coffee. They drink it every day. But is coffee healthy? Scientists don't agree on the answer. So, people are trying to make coffee healthy. Now there is a new kind of coffee - mushroom coffee!

Chaga is a kind of mushroom. It's black, and grows on trees. Chaga mushrooms are very healthy. They also have a lot of vitamins. In Finland, people make tea with chaga mushrooms. It helps them relax.

Tero Isokauppila is from Finland. He wanted to help people stay healthy. He mixed chaga mushrooms with instant coffee. People liked Isokauppila's special coffee. In 2012, Isokauppila started a company called Four Sigmatic. The company sells coffee with chaga and other mushrooms.

So, is mushroom coffee healthy? Scientists don't know yet. But we do know one thing. It has less caffeine than other coffee. Mushroom coffee is popular. But some people don't like the taste. They say it's better with lots of milk and sugar!

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Millions of people...

love mushroom coffee.

drink coffee every day.

know that coffee isn't healthy.

All of the above

Chaga mushrooms...

have a lot of vitamins.

grow on trees.

are black.

All of the above

What is NOT true about Tero Isokauppila?

He grows special mushrooms.

He is a scientist.

He is from Finland.

He has a company called Four Sigmatic.

According to scientists, mushroom coffee is good for you.

True

False

We don't know.

Why is mushroom coffee popular?

It tastes good.

It has caffeine.

You can drink it with milk and sugar.

The article doesn't say.