3 Black Coffee - Keeps You Healthy

Coffee does more than keep you awake, it keeps you healthy. Over the past 20years, over 19,000 studies have been done to study the impact of coffee on health and almost all have found that two to three cups a day can chase away the blues, lower suicide risk, raise muscle mass and protect against asthma, diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, gallstones, some cancers and chronic liver disease.

A 150ml cup of instant coffee contains about 60mg caffeine and filter coffee contains about 85mg. The European Union’s Scientific Committee on Food says that up to 300mg a day (three to four strong mugs of coffee a day) appears to be safe. Perhaps more frequent coffee breaks should be made part of corporate health policy!

Harvard researchers found that drinking one to three cups of caffeinated coffee each day reduces diabetes risk by several percentage points, compared with not drinking coffee at all. More significantly, six cups or more per day slash men’s diabetes risk by 54percent over those who avoid coffee.

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition says that antioxidants in coffee may lower inflammation, reducing the risk of disorders related to it, like heart disease. But it should be consumed in moderation.

“Caffeine is a stimulant that influences the central nervous system and too much of it can upset sensitive stomachs, cause heartburn and sleeplessness. It may temporarily raise blood pressure though there is no persistent effect, but pregnant women should avoid it,”.