Benefits of Drinking Coffee
What are the benefits of drinking coffee? Well it seems like the medical profession keeps changing its mind on this debate.
Anything in excess is probably not healthy but one thing is true. Coffee is definitely showing promise of causing more good than harm.
In our research, we discovered some amazing benefits of drinking coffee. The best one, in our opinion, is how it reduces the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. 2 cups of coffee per day seems to be the magic number.
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And those who drank more coffee were less likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease later in life. Those who drank 3-5 cups per day had a reduced risk to develop dementia in addition to Alzheimer’s.
Studies Show More Benefits of Drinking Coffee
- Drinking caffeinated coffee has been correlated with a lower incidence of gallstones and gallbladder disease in both men and women than with decaffeinated coffee.
- Heavy coffee drinkers vs non-drinkers were less likely to develop Parkinson’s disease later in life.
- Many people drink coffee regularly to increase reaction time, short-term recall and IQ, with a positive relationship between test scores and the amount of coffee drunk, attesting further to the benefits of drinking coffee.
- The elderly have the largest effect associated with regular coffee consumption. Women over 80 perform better on cognitive tests if they regularly drank the brew over their lifetimes.
- The caffeine in coffee increases the effectiveness of painkillers, especially migraine and headache medications. For this reason, many over-the-counter headache drugs include caffeine in their formula.
- Coffee intake may reduce one's risk of diabetes mellitus type 2 by up to half.
- Reducing the incidence of cirrhosis of the liver.
- Reduced risk of liver, oral, esophageal and pharyngeal cancer.
- Reduced risk of heart disease.
Fact, Fiction & Personal Preference
Alternative medicine practitioners often recommend coffee enemas for "cleansing of the colon" due to its stimulus of peristalsis, although mainstream medicine has not proved any benefits of the practice.
Contrary to popular belief, caffeine does not act as a diuretic when consumed in moderation. It does not lead to dehydration or to a water-electrolyte imbalance.
Current evidence suggests that caffeinated
beverages actually contribute to the body's daily fluid requirements
no differently than pure water does.
Coffee and Cancer Prevention
Coffee contains the anticancer compound methylpyridinium. This compound is not present in significant amounts in any other foods.
Methylpyridinium is not present in raw coffee beans. It is formed during the roasting process from trigonelline, which is common in raw coffee beans. And it is present in both caffeinated, decaffeinated coffee and instant coffee.
The tannins in coffee may reduce the carcinogenic potential of foods. On a lighter note, In vitro experiments have shown that these compounds may reduce plaque formation.
The Risks of Drinking Coffee
We would like to portray coffee in the best light possible, but it does have issues.
Coffee can damage the lining of the gastrointestinal organs, causing gastritis and ulcers. The consumption of coffee is therefore not recommended for people with gastritis, colitis, and ulcers.
Many coffee drinkers are familiar with "coffee jitters", a nervous condition that occurs when one has had too much caffeine.
It can also cause anxiety, insomnia and irritability in some with excessive coffee consumption, and some as a withdrawal symptom.
Certain molecules found only in coffee beans raise levels of LDL in humans. This is an indicator that coffee raises cholesterol.
However, paper coffee filters have a property that binds to lipid-like compounds which allows it to remove most of the offending molecules, reducing cholesterol levels.
For more information, visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_and_health
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