Sunday, April 17, 2011

Effects of Drinking Coffee

There were similar risk reductions for decaf coffee drinkers and tea drinkers. But the researchers cautioned that data from some of the smaller studies they reviewed may be less reliable.

Coffee also contains minerals such as magnesium and chromium, which help the body use the hormone insulin, which controls blood sugar (glucose). In type 2 diabetes, the body loses its ability to use insulin and regulate blood sugar effectively. [Read: Prevent Diabetes With Bitter Coffee ]

Both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee appear to provide similar amounts of antioxidants.

Coffee may counter several risk factors for heart attack and stroke.

“For Parkinson’s disease, the data have always been very consistent: higher consumption of coffee is associated with decreased risk of Parkinson’s,” Hu tells WebMD. That seems to be due to caffeine, though exactly how that works isn't clear, Hu notes.

Drinking 3-5 cups of coffee daily were 65% less likely to develop dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, compared with nondrinkers or occasional coffee drinkers.

The evidence of a cancer protection effect of coffee is weaker than that for type 2 diabetes.

“All of the studies have shown that high coffee consumption is associated with decreased risk of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer.

Again, a research shows a possible association, but like most studies on coffee and health, does not show cause and effect.

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Pregnancy

Pregnant women who drink many cups of coffee daily may be at greater risk for miscarriage than non-drinkers or moderate drinkers. Again, it's not clear whether the coffee was responsible for that.

Both regular and decaffeinated coffee contain acids that can make heartburn worse.

Coffee drinkers who also imbibe in alcohol have been known to have a lower risk of cirrhosis to the liver

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Coffee Increases Happiness

daily coffee drinking will add to your overall happiness because of the amounts of dopamine that are being pumped into your bloodstream. But remember to keep your dosage under two cups per day because that will otherwise put you at risk for higher anxiety. 


Lean on Your Antioxidants

Antioxidants are what you need to fight all of the free radicals that can cause cell damage spreading through your body. Coffee is not the highest in antioxidants, but it is the most consumed source out there.

Boost Your Short Term Memory

Drinkers of coffee have been known to have shorter reaction times and faster short term memory functions, so that drinking decaf will not pep you up mentally as much as you might like to be.

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