Coffee is one of the most popular beverages in the world. This is largely due to the beverage’s psychoactive properties and is only becoming more popular as consumers swap high-sugar sodas in favour of sparkling cold brews. Coffee is packed with a host of benefits, including a high level of antioxidants to aid weight loss. Coffee may also reduce the risk of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s. We look at 12 good reasons to drink more coffee.
1. High in Antioxidants
The antioxidants in coffee include hydrocinnamic acids and polyphenols. Hydroxycinnamic acids neutralise free radicals and repair oxidative damage, and polyphenols may help in the prevention of disease.
2. Provide You with More Energy
Coffee is widely consumed for the stimulant effects of caffeine. It can help reduce your level of tiredness. This is because caffeine can enhance your mental awareness, which gives the perception of more energy.
3. Boost Your Metabolism
Coffee can increase weight loss. As reported by a study by Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, caffeine was able to boost metabolism by seven percent on average within three hours of consumption, increasing the rate of fat burning.
4. Decrease Muscle Pain
Consumption of coffee is said to decrease muscle pain. According to a study from the Journal of Pain (2007), two cups of coffee is said to decrease post-workout muscle pain by up to 48 percent.
5. Improve Physical Performance
Coffee can also be used to enhance athletic performance if drank before exercise. Studies show that coffee can sustain longer training periods as well as use greater power. However, research shows that the effect of caffeine on exercise is more beneficial for trained athletes.
6. Protect Your Liver and Certain Cancers
Coffee may help protect your liver, lowering the risk of conditions such as fibrosis and cirrhosis, as well as liver cancer. According to the Division of Nutritional Epidemiology, there was shown to be a 43 percent reduction with the consumption of two cups of coffee a day. It may also lower your risk from colorectal cancer.
7. Stronger DNA
People who consume coffee have less DNA damage. The European Journal of Nutrition proved in their study that after four weeks, those participants who consumed coffee showed 27 percent less DNA breakage than those who didn’t consume coffee.
8. Supports Cognitive Function
Coffee may also lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by protecting your memory. It can also boost concentration.
9. Can Help Fight Depression
Women who drink four cups of a coffee a day are 20 percent less likely to suffer from depression, according to a study by the Harvard School of Public Health. This is due to coffees impact on the production of brain chemicals. The benefits of drinking coffee have been shown greater for women than men.
10. Lower the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
A study by Dr Frank Hu, Professor of Nutrition and Epidemiology at the Harvard School of Public Health reported that a daily cup of coffee reduced the risk of type 2 diabetes by nine percent, even decaffeinated proved to have an effect.
11. Help You Live Longer
An American and European study showed that those who drink coffee are likely to live longer. It is said it can increase your life expectancy by up to two years, according to research published in the European Journal of Epidemiology. As decaffeinated coffee also proved similar results, it is thought other compounds besides caffeine may be responsible for its health benefits.
12. Improves Relationships with Co-Workers
Coffee consumption is said to improve team performance, according to a study in the Journal of Psychopharmacology. It was said that those who drink coffee before engaging in a group task are more likely to have a positive outlook.
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