Coffee
Although for many years it was stigmatized and associated with some diseases, the benefits of coffee have been confirmed in scientific studies around the world in the last 20 years. Today, even cardiologists recommend it to their patients, something unthinkable in other times.
It is important to specify two essential aspects in order to obtain these health benefits: the quality and quantity of consumption. Coffee beans or ground coffee is generally much better than instant coffee, since the latter goes through an industrial process that includes preservatives that affect the aromatic and nutritional components.
As for quantity, it is recommended that no more than 3 to 4 cups a day. “Excessive consumption of any substance that stimulates the nervous system such as coffee becomes harmful.”
The following is a list of the most proven health benefits of drinking coffee.
1. Combats premature aging
2. It decreases the risk of suffering a stroke or heart disease.
3. It is a source of positive energy
4. Lowers the probability of developing type 2 diabetes
5. Improves asthma symptoms
6. Prevents cirrhosis
7. Delays the onset of Alzheimer’s disease
8. Combats cellulite
9. Helps to reduce headaches
10. It is protective and digestive
11. Improves sports performance
12. It is a skin exfoliant
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