Top 11 Health Benefits of Drinking coffee
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11 Health Benefits of Drinking coffee
Cut
the Pain:
Two cups of coffee can cut post-workout muscle pain by up to 48%.
Increase
your fiber intake:
A cup of brewed coffee represents a contribution of up to 1.8 grams of fiber of
the recommended intake of 20-38 grams.
Protection against cirrhosis of
the liver:
Of course, you could just cut down on the alcohol intake. Another more recent study also showed
coffee’s liver protecting benefits. Yet another study showed that both coffee
and decaffeinated coffee lowered the liver enzyme levels of coffee drinkers.
Lowered risk of Type 2 Diabetes:
those who consumed 6 or more cups per day had a 22% lower risk of diabetes. A recent review of research conducted by
Harvard’s Dr. Frank Hu showed that the risk of type II diabetes decreases by 9%
for each daily cup of coffee consumed. Decaffeinated coffee decreased risk by
6% per cup.
Lowered
risk of Alzheimer’s disease:
There is considerable evidence that caffeine may protect against Alzheimer’s
disease. A recent study also
isolated the compounds in roasted coffee that may be responsible for preventing
the build-up of the brain plaque believed to cause the disease.
Reduces suicide risk and
Depression:
A 10-year study of 86,000 female nurses shows a reduced risk of suicide in the
coffee drinkers. Another study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health
found that women who drink 4 or more cups of coffee were 20% less likely to
suffer from depression.
Protection against Parkinson’s:
People with
Parkinson’s disease are less likely to be smokers and coffee drinkers than
their healthy siblings. Just make sure you don’t get lung cancer on the way. Even
newer research out of Sweden revealed that drinking coffee reduces the risk of
Parkinson’s even when genetic factors come into play. Yet another study found
that caffeine combined with EHT (a compound found in coffee beans) provided
protective benefits to rats that were genetically predisposed to developing
Parkinson’s.
Coffee drinkers have less risk
of heart disease:
Korean researchers found that study participants who consumed 3 to 5 cups of
coffee a day were less likely to show the beginning signs of heart disease. The
study. Other dietary factors should also be noted as Koreans typically have
a different diet than do Westerners. A more recent study conducted in
Brazil found that those that consume at least three cups of coffee a day tend
to develop less calcification in their coronary arteries.
Coffee drinkers have stronger
DNA:
A study
published in the European Journal of Nutrition showed that coffee drinkers have
DNA with stronger integrity since the white blood cells of coffee drinkers had
far less instance of spontaneous DNA strand breakage.
Lower
Risk of Multiple Sclerosis:
Coffee reduces colorectal
cancer risk:
Even
moderate consumption of coffee can reduce the odds of developing colorectal
cancer by 26%. This protective benefit increases with more consumption.
