Everyone is down at their local coffee house getting a cup of their favorite beverage. It has long been suspected that there may be some health risks associated with the regular consumption of coffee, but increasingly, it seems that any risks may be far outweighed by the beneficial effects.
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.
Recent scientific research indicates that the health benefits of coffee may outweigh its risks, when it is taken in moderation. The primary reason for this change in thinking is that many coffee drinkers in the older studies also smoked cigarettes, making it difficult to separate the health effects of these two substances.
While coffee contains a number of different substances, including antioxidants and psychoactive chemicals, caffeine is by far the best known chemical compound in coffee and is the one which is responsible for the best known effects of coffee, both positive and negative. For instance, some people are especially sensitive to caffeine and may experience irritability, anxiety and have trouble sleeping after drinking more than four cups of the beverage daily. From what is currently known, it is recommended to drink coffee black and in quantities not exceeding three cups daily.
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.
Caffeine has also been linked to a lower risk of depression. A Harvard University study published in The Archives of Internal Medicine found that drinking 2 - 3 cups of coffee daily decreased the incidence of depression in women by 15%, with participants drinking 4 or more cups daily having a 20% lower risk. The results of this study indicate the beneficial effects of caffeine over the release of mood-affecting neurotransmitters.
One of the ingredients in coffee may also reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease in mice, according to a study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. The specific substance has not been identified, but the study did show that coffee increases the level of Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor, which is believed to fight Alzheimer's disease. The amount of coffee used in this study was the human equivalent of four to five cups.
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.
Recent scientific research indicates that the health benefits of coffee may outweigh its risks, when it is taken in moderation. The primary reason for this change in thinking is that many coffee drinkers in the older studies also smoked cigarettes, making it difficult to separate the health effects of these two substances.
While coffee contains a number of different substances, including antioxidants and psychoactive chemicals, caffeine is by far the best known chemical compound in coffee and is the one which is responsible for the best known effects of coffee, both positive and negative. For instance, some people are especially sensitive to caffeine and may experience irritability, anxiety and have trouble sleeping after drinking more than four cups of the beverage daily. From what is currently known, it is recommended to drink coffee black and in quantities not exceeding three cups daily.
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.
Caffeine has also been linked to a lower risk of depression. A Harvard University study published in The Archives of Internal Medicine found that drinking 2 - 3 cups of coffee daily decreased the incidence of depression in women by 15%, with participants drinking 4 or more cups daily having a 20% lower risk. The results of this study indicate the beneficial effects of caffeine over the release of mood-affecting neurotransmitters.
One of the ingredients in coffee may also reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease in mice, according to a study published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. The specific substance has not been identified, but the study did show that coffee increases the level of Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor, which is believed to fight Alzheimer's disease. The amount of coffee used in this study was the human equivalent of four to five cups.
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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