Coffee isn't just one of the world's favorite beverages; there is a mounting body of evidence that it may have health benefits - as well as health risks.
It was long thought that the regular consumption of coffee increased the risk of cancer, heart disease and other illnesses, but it is now widely believed that this correlation between coffee and disease may have been due to the fact that many of the participants in earlier studies also smoked.
Coffee, in many circles is now thought to be beneficial to your health.
Caffeine is the best known psychoactive substance in coffee and caffeine is responsible for many of the effects of coffee, for both good and ill. Individuals who consume four or more cups of coffee daily may experience side effects including anxiety, irritability and difficulty sleeping, although these effects are largely limited to people who are sensitive to caffeine. The results of the studies performed thus far seem to indicate that in order to derive the maximum benefits from coffee, consumption should be limited to two or three cups daily and that the beverage should be taken without milk or sugar.
Coffee increases your alertness, which can be beneficial for certain tasks. A scientific study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology found that caffeine improves the ability of students to detect grammatical errors in written text, especially errors in verb tense and subject verb agreement. The same study did not show an improvement in the students' ability to detect misspelled words.
A Harvard University study also found a correlation between coffee consumption and a lower risk of depression in women. The study, published in The Archives of Internal Medicine, found that women who drank two to three cups of coffee per day had a 15% lower risk of developing depression, while those who drank four or more cups per day experienced a 20% lower risk of depression. The lower risk of depression in women who drink coffee regularly is thought to be due to caffeine's effects on regulating the release of neurotransmitters which affect mood.
In animal studies, one of the many chemical compounds found in coffee was shown to increase levels of Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor, a hormone thought to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease. The study, which was published in The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, involved amounts of coffee equivalent to 4 - 5 cups for humans.
The Harvard School of Public Health published a study in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute on the link between coffee consumption and the incidence of prostate cancer. The study showed that men who drank 6 or more cups of coffee daily had a 60% lower risk of developing the deadliest type of prostate cancer and a 20% lower risk of developing any type of prostate cancer.
Drinking coffee on a daily basis might also reduce the risk of basal cell carcinoma, one of the most common forms of cancer. A joint study by Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School found that drinking 3 or more cups of coffee per day resulted in a 20% lower risk of basal cell carcinoma in women and a 9% lower risk in men. The study's findings were presented to the American Association for Cancer research.
It was long thought that the regular consumption of coffee increased the risk of cancer, heart disease and other illnesses, but it is now widely believed that this correlation between coffee and disease may have been due to the fact that many of the participants in earlier studies also smoked.
Coffee, in many circles is now thought to be beneficial to your health.
Caffeine is the best known psychoactive substance in coffee and caffeine is responsible for many of the effects of coffee, for both good and ill. Individuals who consume four or more cups of coffee daily may experience side effects including anxiety, irritability and difficulty sleeping, although these effects are largely limited to people who are sensitive to caffeine. The results of the studies performed thus far seem to indicate that in order to derive the maximum benefits from coffee, consumption should be limited to two or three cups daily and that the beverage should be taken without milk or sugar.
Coffee increases your alertness, which can be beneficial for certain tasks. A scientific study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology found that caffeine improves the ability of students to detect grammatical errors in written text, especially errors in verb tense and subject verb agreement. The same study did not show an improvement in the students' ability to detect misspelled words.
A Harvard University study also found a correlation between coffee consumption and a lower risk of depression in women. The study, published in The Archives of Internal Medicine, found that women who drank two to three cups of coffee per day had a 15% lower risk of developing depression, while those who drank four or more cups per day experienced a 20% lower risk of depression. The lower risk of depression in women who drink coffee regularly is thought to be due to caffeine's effects on regulating the release of neurotransmitters which affect mood.
In animal studies, one of the many chemical compounds found in coffee was shown to increase levels of Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor, a hormone thought to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease. The study, which was published in The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, involved amounts of coffee equivalent to 4 - 5 cups for humans.
The Harvard School of Public Health published a study in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute on the link between coffee consumption and the incidence of prostate cancer. The study showed that men who drank 6 or more cups of coffee daily had a 60% lower risk of developing the deadliest type of prostate cancer and a 20% lower risk of developing any type of prostate cancer.
Drinking coffee on a daily basis might also reduce the risk of basal cell carcinoma, one of the most common forms of cancer. A joint study by Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School found that drinking 3 or more cups of coffee per day resulted in a 20% lower risk of basal cell carcinoma in women and a 9% lower risk in men. The study's findings were presented to the American Association for Cancer research.
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