When you understand that the prerequisite to health (and I’d say gaining mass) is NOT calories, but hydration, your entire view of food starts to shift.
Drinking sugar-sweetened beverages every day is associated with an increase in a particularly nasty type of body fat that has been linked with diabetes, heart disease risk, and a multitude of other health issues.
Drinking a second or third cup of coffee may do more than prevent you from wanting to destroy everything in your path, er, I mean… help you get through the day – it may also reduce your risk of death from heart disease and other illnesses.