The good and bad of coffee

The taste of the coffee might be good and gives you instant energy in the morning but is drinking a coffee good for your health?



Drinking coffee has become a crucial part of the daily routine of more than 50 percent of Americans, including myself. According to the recent studies, coffee is not as bad as it was initially thought. Drinking moderate amount of coffee will not harm you and it might help you. In the given write-up, i have described few pretty and ugly sides of the coffee.



Coffee consists of many health benefits. It has been demonstrated that coffee reduces the risk of many illnesses. Regular coffee drinking reduces the risk of Parkinson's disease. Moderate consumption of coffee might lower the chances of type 2 diabetes in younger and middle aged people.



Coffee has the potential to protect against liver cirrhosis, especially alcoholic cirrhosis. It also helps in reducing the risk of the formation of kidney stones. It can provide you a protection against Alzheimer's disease. According to the latest research in mice confirmed that caffeine equivalent to five cups of coffee per day reduces the build up of destructive plaques in the brain.



Caffeine in the coffee also improves the symptoms of asthma.



Meanwhile, coffee has many side effects too. There might be chances of increasing your LDL (bad) cholesterol levels if you are drinking coffee in heavy amount. Coffee can affect the blood vessel tone and function. It might causes rapid or irregular heartbeats.



The coffee can raises the urine excretion since the caffeine is moderately diuretic.



Therefore it is better to limit your coffee intake to 2-6 oz cups a day. If possible, drink black coffee without adding anything. And do not take artificial sweetners or sugar along with the coffee.



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