The Health Benefits of Coffee

Health Benefits of Coffee: I never thought I’d create a blog post on the health benefits of coffee since all I’d ever heard about it in relation to health was how bad it could be for you. So you can imagine my surprise when I found the following Wikipedia entry on coffee

Health benefits of coffee and HSPH study

Researchers involved in an ongoing 22-year study by the Harvard School of Public Health state that “the overall balance of risks and benefits [of coffee consumption] are on the side of benefits.” For example, men who drank six or more cups of coffee daily were found to have a 20% reduction in developing prostate cancer. However, too much coffee consumption can cause problems like anxiety, nervousness, and insomnia.

Coffee reduces the risk of heart disease and diabetes

Other studies suggest coffee consumption reduces the risk of being affected by Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, heart disease, diabetes mellitus type 2, cirrhosis of the liver, and gout. A longitudinal study in 2009 showed that those who consumed a moderate amount of coffee or tea (3–5 cups per day) at midlife were less likely to develop dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in late life compared with those who drank little coffee or avoided it altogether

Coffee prevents cell damage

The presence of antioxidants in coffee has been shown to prevent free radicals from causing cell damage. A recent study showed that roast coffee, high in lipophilic antioxidants and chlorogenic acid lactones, protected primary neuronal cell cultures against hydrogen peroxide-induced cell death.

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