COFFEE AND HEALTH
COFFEE AND HEALTH
Coffees health benefits
It has been shown that coffee has incredible health properties like the ones below:
A HEALTHY DRINK
Several studies have shown that coffee consumption helps prevent the occurrence of some types of cancer:
BREAST
Coffee consumption may offer protective benefits for postmenopausal breast cancer. 4 daily cups of coffee are associated with a 10% reduction in the risk of suffering from this disease. Read Study
BRAIN
Research suggests that caffeine consumption may reduce the risk of tumors in adults’ brains. Read Study
COLON
Coffee consumption is associated with a lower risk of colon cancer for women. The risk is reduced by 20% in women who drink more than three cups daily. Read Study
REDUCTION OF MORTALITY
There are several studies that have concluded that there is a significant reduction in mortality in different groups, and situations, by drinking 4 to 5 cups of coffee daily.
Read studies:
Coffee Drinking and Mortality in 10 European Countries
Association of Coffee Drinking with Total and Cause-Specific Mortality
Coffee consumption and total mortality
Relationship between habitual coffee consumption and all-cause mortality
A guide to the health benefits of coffee
DIABETES
People who drink 4 or more cups of coffee daily have a 50% lower risk of diabetes.
Read studies:
Possible link between coffee consumption and diabetes mellitus.
Cafestol, a Bioactive Substance in Coffee, Has Antidiabetic Properties in KKAy Mice
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
It has been shown that coffee consumption could reduce the risk of heart attack among women.
Read studies:
Coffee Consumption and Risk of Stroke in Women.
Consumo habitual de café y riesgo de enfermedad cardiovascular.
SPORTS
Caffeine is effective in strengthening athletic performance in trained athletes with moderate doses and may enhance vigilance in extended periods of exercise, or in long periods of sleep deprivation.
NUTRITION
Drinking 5 cups of coffee a day is part of a healthy lifestyle and does not represent an increased risk of suffering from any type of illness.
COGNITIVE ABILITIES
Moderate coffee consumption, 3 to 5 cups a day, helps reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease by 27% if started at an early age and drunk regularly during a lifetime.