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Is it good to drink coffee? Yes! But there are nuances.
1. The bitter taste of coffee is due to substances with the complex name phenylindanes. These are antioxidants produced when coffee beans are roasted. According to research by the Krembil Research Institute (Canada) , these substances reduce the risk of developing dementia (dementia) in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases.
No need to harbor vain illusions, coffee will not get rid of these ailments. But phenylandanes are able to slow down the development of the disease and delay the onset of more serious stages. Curiously, both caffeinated and uncaffeinated coffee has beneficial properties.
2. The smell of coffee, and even a smell similar to the smell of coffee, significantly improves mental abilities. were carried out on 100 students who were offered 10 problems in algebra . Those who were in a room with a "coffee-like" aroma showed markedly better results.
True, scientists also used the placebo effect - the students were told that coffee would improve their brain function. But it did work!
3. According to research by Chinese scientists, coffee promotes the production of oxytocin. This means that it increases the level of confidence in the one who will be next to you at that moment. Scouts should be recommended)). Why torture those who have some secrets. Just give them good coffee.)
4. The same oxytocin reduces appetite. That is, drinking a couple of cups of coffee during the day, you obviously eat less.
5. But you absolutely can’t drink coffee with food. There is a harmful misconception that in this way you will get less fat from food.
Coffee is really a good absorbent, but instead of calories, it will deprive you of useful substances: iron, calcium, B and A vitamins.
If you eat cottage cheese in the morning to get calcium, and then drink all the coffee, then calcium will not be absorbed. The interval between coffee and a meal should be at least an hour. This rule also applies to tea.
6. Spanish scientists monitored the health of 19,986 people for 10 years and found a link between coffee and life expectancy. It turned out that up to 4 cups of coffee a day (with or without caffeine) reduces the risk of early death from all causes by as much as 64%. Scientists attribute this effect to antioxidants, in particular polyphenols.
7. Coffee in reasonable doses is good for the heart , it even helps to recover from myocardial infarctions.
8. Coffee, again in reasonable doses, improves mood and reduces depression. But if you overdo it, you get the opposite effect: anxiety, exhaustion of the nervous system, impaired consciousness, and even psychoses like delirium tremens . The International Classification of Diseases even has a separate cluster for coffee-related disorders.
9. There are a lot of people who still do not benefit from coffee. These are people with weakened adrenal glands. Not so weak as to warrant a diagnosis of hypocorticism, but in general the quality of life of such patients suffers. I have a post about such people in more detail.
So, coffee stimulates the adrenal glands. And people with naturally weakened glands will at first sharply perk up after a cup of coffee, but then just as sharply go out. They will have to recover. For such people, I recommend taking adaptogens instead of coffee.
Total:
- For a healthy person, drinking coffee is more beneficial than harmful, but try to keep within three cups a day .
- And do not forget that coffee is a strong diuretic, so be sure to drink it with water.