Firstly, drinking coffee in moderation can actually lower the risk of heart disease. This might sound surprising, because a lot of people with heart problems tend to avoid drinking coffee entirely. However, if consumed in moderation, coffee can actually protect a person from heart disease.
Researchers found that drinking coffee regularly could potentially lower the risk of coronary heart disease, and the effect is more apparent among women.
Both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee produced these results, so it’s possible that a different compound in the coffee, and not caffeine is responsible. However, it is important to note that coffee would only have this effect when taken in moderation, with as little sugar as possible. Drinking too much coffee can actually produce the opposite effect.
Coffee also helps lower the risk of diabetes
Another benefit that has been associated with coffee is a lower risk of diabetes. It is believed that caffeine has an effect on how the body uses insulin. So drinking coffee might actually lower the risk of type 2 diabetes. However, it is important to note that this can only happen with coffee that has very little to no sugar. If you add a lot of sugar to your coffee, then you might want to reduce your sugar intake, or use a sugar substitute instead.
It can also lower the risk of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease
Coffee drinking has also been found to lower the risk of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. It does this because caffeine blocks certain receptors in the brain which triggers cognitive decline. This means that drinking coffee regularly until old age could potentially help ward off or at the very least delay the onset of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.
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