Furthermore, coffee drinkers also had a reduced risk of liver cancer, as well as cirrhosis. The liver is one f the most important body organs, as it has a role in over hundred of body functions.

However, it is easily affected by the excess consumption of alcohol and fructose intake. The final stage of liver damage is known as Cirrhosis and means that most of the liver have been replaced with scar tissue. People who drink coffee have up to an 84% reduced risk of developing cirrhosis.

The best effects are achieved by individuals who consume 4 or more cups per day. Moreover, liver cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in the world, and studies have shown that individuals who drink coffee have up to a 40% lower risk.

Also, coffee is extremely useful in the brain protection in the old age, and it also prevents certain diseases associated with aging. Namely, the most common neurodegenerative disease is Alzheimer’s, and it is a major reason for the incidence of dementia.

According to studies, people who consume coffee have a 65% reduced risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. The second disease of this kind is Parkinson’s, and it comes as a result of the death of dopamine-generating neurons in the brain. Again, people who consume this drink have a 32-60% reduced risk of this disease. Therefore, the more coffee they consume, the lower their risk is.

Coffee may also prevent depression. Namely, research has shown that coffee consumers have a reduced risk of developing depression and are less prone to committing suicide.

Depression if the leading mental disorder worldwide and it greatly impedes the life of the individual. A study conducted at Harvard in 2011 showed that those participants who consumed the most coffee had a 20% reduced risk of becoming depressed. Another review of 3 studies also showed that individuals who consumed 4 or more cups of coffee daily were 53% less likely to commit suicide.

Regarding the fact that coffee consumers have a reduced risk of deadly diseases and other common illnesses, it is logical that coffee makes them live longer.

Namely, one study which lasted for 12- 13years, and was published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2012 examined the habits of 402,260 individuals aged between 50 and 71, and showed that the ones who consumed coffee had a significantly reduced risk of dying. Apparently, the best results will be obtained if you drink 4-5 cups per day, as this will reduce the risk by 12% in men and 16% in women.

On the other hand, coffee may also have serious detrimental effects on health. Caffeine has different negative effects, like sleeping disorders, and anxiety.

Excess amounts of caffeine can cause anxiety, jitteriness, anxiety, heart palpitations and may even worsen panic attacks. Moreover, caffeine may also cause sleeping disorders.

If it has a negative effect on your sleep, you should avoid drinking it late in the evening.  Caffeine may also cause other issues, like increasing the diuretic and blood pressure, but only if you do not drink it regularly. Yet, the fact is that really raises blood pressure by 1-2 mm/Hg.

Keep in mind that caffeine is an addictive substance, and may cause tiredness, irritability, and headache. However, if you drink it regularly, your body becomes tolerant to these symptoms.

Also, if you abstain from caffeine, you will again experience the same withdrawal symptoms, including tiredness, headache, irritability and brain fog for several days. This also shows that this substance causes addiction.

Regular and Decaf coffee

Numerous people prefer decaffeinated coffee instead of the regular one. Decaffeinated coffee is usually prepared by rinsing the coffee beans with solvent chemicals, and each time, some portion of the caffeine dissolves in the solvent and this is done until almost all of it is completely eliminated. Yet, it still includes caffeine, but in a reduced quantity.

Yet, decaffeinated coffee does not have the same health benefits as the regular one, and it has been shown to have no effect in the case of liver diseases, type 2 diabetes, or Parkinson’s.

Therefore, you need to know how to boost the positive effects of this beverage. First of all, avoid anything that is not healthy to your coffee, including sugar or any kind of chemical-laden creamer.

Also, some modern types of coffee drinks are abundant in calories. Moreover, you can use a paper filter to brew your coffee. Namely, unfiltered coffee (like Turkish or French press) includes cafestol, which is a substance raises cholesterol levels.

Coffee should be avoided by certain people, like pregnant women, or reduced, as in people who suffer from insomnia, high blood pressure or anxiety issues. Furthermore, certain studies claim that individuals who metabolize caffeine slowly have a raised risk of heart attacks from its consumption.

However, in general, this drink can have numerous positive effects on your health. If you are a coffee lover, you surely believe that its advantages outnumber its flaws.

Numerous studies also show that this beverage is extremely healthy for the majority of people, and even list it in the same category as extremely beneficial drinks such as green tea.

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This post was contributed by Kris Gunnars of Authority Nutrition. a site that helps people make informed decisions about their health based on the best scientific evidence available.
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