Coffee Is a Double-edged Sword

Posted: Nov 12, 2010 |Comments: 0 |

Are you getting used to drinking coffee? Coffee is just a double-edged sword, if you drink it in appropriate time and quantity, you will benefit a lot from it, and on the contrary, it will bring serious harm to you. There are some advantages and disadvantages of the coffee as following:

1. Antioxidant

Coffee is rich in various antioxidants. Antioxidants can help you to prevent oxidation, a process that causes damage to cells and contributes to aging.

2. Parkinson's disease.

Regular coffee drinking will reduce the risk of Parkinson's disease. A number of studies have demonstrated that people who drink coffee on a regular basis are significantly less likely to develop Parkinson's disease.

3. Diabetes.

Coffee drinking has the potential to protect against the development of diabetes. A prospective study as part of the US Nurses Health Study found that moderate consumption of both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee may lower the risk of type 2 diabetes in younger and middle-aged women.

4. Liver cirrhosis.

Coffee drinking has great effect on helping you to against liver cirrhosis, especially alcoholic cirrhosis.

5. Kidney stones.

Coffee consumption lowers the risk of kidney stones formation. Coffee increases the urine volume, preventing the crystallization of calcium oxalate, which is the most common component of kidney stones.

6. Improve mental performance.

Caffeine in coffee is a well-known stimulant. Coffee promotes alertness, attention and wakefulness. A cup of coffee can also increase information processing.

7. Alzheimer's disease.

Regular coffee drinking may help to protect against Alzheimer's disease. Recent study in mice showed that the caffeine in the coffee can help you to reduce the build up of destructive plaques in the brain.

8. Asthma.

Caffeine in coffee is related to an old asthma medication which is famous in medical science. Caffeine can open airways and improve asthma symptoms.

9. Caffeine safety.

In 1958, caffeine was placed on the Food and Drug Administration's list as generally recognized as safe.

At beginning, I just told you that coffee is a double-edged sword, and then I will tell you its harms.

1. Cholesterol.

Heavy consumption of boiled coffee will elevate your cholesterol levels. Unfiltered coffee contains two cholesterol-raising compounds.

2. Blood pressure.

Although coffee drinking is not a significant risk factor for hypertension, it produces unfavorable effects on blood pressure and people prone to hypertension may be more susceptible. Recent Italian study found that coffee drinking can slightly increase the risk for development of sustained hypertension in people with elevated blood pressure.

3. Sleep.

Most are aware of the exciting effects of caffeine. High amounts of caffeine taken before going to sleep can cause difficulty falling asleep, tendency to be awakened more readily by sudden noises, and a decreased quality of sleep. However, some people can drink coffee and fall right asleep. 4. Dependence.

Although "generally recognized as safe" by the FDA, caffeine is still a drug, a mild central nervous system stimulant, and it produces dependence. Caffeine withdrawal is a real syndrome. You may get a few days of headache and irritability if you choose to quit drinking coffee, however, it is relatively easy to break this habit, and most people are not addicted to caffeine.

Have you got some information from this article? Sincerely hope that you can benefit from it. for your health, please pay more attention on the drinking of coffee(http://www.dinodirect.com/coffee-espresso-making/ ), try your best to make full use of its advantages, and minimize its advantages.

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