Coffee is not only enjoyable, but also good for your health !
When considering a "healthy diet", coffee is definitely not one of the first things that cross one’s mind. Stereotypically identified with an unhealthy lifestyle, unfairly demonized for causing various health problems, coffee health benefits had not been acknowledged until recently.
The benefits stemming from coffee consumption can leave even the most fanatical coffee lovers speechless. The following nine points, to which all modern scientific studies converge, include the wide range of coffee’s beneficial properties to the human body.
- Coffee improves brain function, short-term memory, mood and reflexes, while it can also has anti-depressant qualities.
- Coffee activates metabolism and is one of the few natural substances that help fat burn.
- A cup of coffee before hitting the gym can increase our performance by as much as 10%
- Coffee contains many important nutrients, essential in our daily diet, such as vitamins B2 and B5, magnesium and potasium.
- Daily coffee consumption significantly reduces the risk of developing diabetes, as well as the risk of developing Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
- Coffee can protect the liver from various diseases, including cirrhosis
- Studies show that there is a link between coffee consumption and the reduction in the likelihood of certain types of cancer.
- Although coffee consumption temporarily increases cardiovascular pressure, its daily consumption reduces the likelihood of cardiovascular disease and stroke, especially in the female organism.
- Coffee is the largest and most common source of antioxidants in the modern diet.
The above points are valid as long as coffee consumption is kept within a logical basis (1 to 3 cups per day). Although it is extremely difficult to get food poisoning for coffee alone (23 liters of coffee are need for a severe poisoing ), it is certain that over consumption can cause unwanted symptoms such as stomach complaints and insomnia.
It is also important to remember that in order to enjoy the health benefits of coffee, we have to be certain about its quality. Lower quality coffees, although not directly harmful to health, tend to lack the beneficial properties described above and in addition show small signs of toxicity that can be perceived by symptoms such as dizziness and headache.
