General Health

Coffee is one of the most popular beverages world-wide. Many people are addicted to coffee, just like Mr. Koen. I don’t know how many glasses of coffee he intake everyday, he just fine, I thought. Actually, what’s the secrets beyond a cup of coffee?

Typically, 200 ml (7 fluid ounces) cup of coffee contains 80–140 milligrams of caffeine, depending on the bean and method of roasting and preparation. Today, many studies have been performed on the relationship between coffee consumption and many medical conditions, ranging from diabetes and cardiovascular disease to cancer and cirrhosis. While some health effects are those of the caffeine inside coffee, others appear to be due to other components of the coffee.

Recently, coffee was found to reduce the chances of developing cirrhosis of the liver : the consumption of 1 cup a day was found to reduce the chances by 20%, and 4 cups a day reduced the chances by 80%. One fairly consistent finding has been the reduction of diabetes mellitus type 2 in coffee consumers, an association that cannot be explained by the caffeine content alone and indeed may be stronger in decaffeinated coffee. This is an amazing facts, isn’t it?

On the other hand, there exists research to suggest that drinking caffeinated coffee can cause a temporary increase in the stiffening of arterial walls. Excess coffee consumption may lead to a magnesium deficiency or hypomagnesemia, which may contribute to, or explain, many of the diseases or effects caused by overconsumption. Yea, since ‘over’ was associated with negative effects, never do something ‘over’, just like overconsumption of coffee. Besides, too much coffee will reduce your sleep time. And it’s not a choice for me, since sleep is heaven :-)

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