Coffee

People have been drinking coffee in one form or another for hundreds of years. Over hundreds of years there has been debate after debate about whether it causes health problems. The simple truth is that there is no simple answer to the question. 

Coffee has both advantages and disadvantages and these should be considered. Too many people start the day off without a cup of coffee would not even be an option. Many of these same people will drink several cups of coffee all morning and some will continue throughout the day. It is the people who must look at both sides of the coin and then decide how much coffee they drink. 

Good coffee

As any coffee drinker will attest that coffee is an excellent pick-me-up. Almost everyone knows that is true. But what many people do not realize is that coffee does not have other good qualities. Some of these good qualities are actually health boosters, such as: 

Research has shown that coffee may reduce the risk of diabetes, particularly early stage diabetes. Coffee has been shown to reduce blood sugar and improve the body's sensitivity to insulin. Some researchers say that 6 cups a day may reduce the risk of diabetes by fifty percent. 

Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease have both proved to be made of coffee. People who drink coffee regularly have one eighty percent less chance of getting these diseases affect their bodies than non-coffee drinkers. 

The risk of colon cancer is reduced by twenty percent by drinking just two cups of coffee a day. This may be due partly coffee aiding in bowel functions. 

  

Other health concerns that have been shown to be positively influenced by coffee include: cirrhosis, the risk decreases by 80% and the opportunity to have gallstones is decreased as well. 

Coffee contains many chemicals that are antibacterial and also contains more antioxidants than a cup of grape juice. Antioxidants help to fight infection, and the chemicals found in coffee has antibacterial effect. 

In addition, coffee has been shown to help prevent tooth cavities, and to be useful for asthma patients. The latter is possibly due to the hot beverage opening times to breathe. 

Bad Coffee

All the good side does not mean that there are some bad side effects. Coffee is addictive. People who drink coffee daily have become addicted to caffeine. The body becomes accustomed to having caffeine, and when it does not respond in the form of headaches, depression-like mood and unbalanced blood sugar. 

Coffee can also slow down the metabolic system, which makes it harder to maintain weight. There are some people who claim that coffee keeps them from eating, while this may be true, it is also true that metabolic brake that stops the weight loss. 

  

Bottom of the Cup

Bottom of the cup, so to speak, is that like everything else, coffee consumption should be in moderation. Coffee need not be banned, but it should be monitored and not over-indulged in.