Coffee has long wielded a negative reputation when it comes to health matters. Even though it might (assuredly) stain your teeth, imbibers often also assume coffee wreaks havoc on the body, be it heart disease, stress or high blood pressure.
Starbucks aficionados, fear no more; coffee might actually be good for you.
Compared to other beverages in this sugar-laden, calorie-driven society of ours, coffee may prevent gout, Alzheimer’s, diabetes and other illnesses. The surprisingly positive preliminary reports even have scientists a bit confused at the elixir-like qualities of java:
But most doctors – yes, the same doctors who drink several cups a day – say there’s no reason people should feel guilty about their coffee habit. Even if the debate’s still open on coffee’s potential health benefits, decades of study – and the fact that it has been consumed for hundreds of years – show that it’s not doing any harm, said one nutritionist.Once upon a time, doctors worried that coffee was causing a wide variety of common ailments, including heart disease, ulcers and indigestion. Almost all of those concerns have been disproved, but there’s still some argument over coffee’s effect on high blood pressure.A Canadian study published this month showed that coffee may prevent gout. Diabetes has been the latest focus of research, and studies also have suggested coffee could lower the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease. Coffee may also lessen the risk of depression and suicide.Doctors are a long way from prescribing coffee, but they’re generally not telling people to give it up, as long as they’re drinking in moderation – two or three cups a day.
Coffee has long wielded a negative reputation when it comes to health matters. Even though it might (assuredly) stain your teeth, imbibers often also assume coffee wreaks havoc on the body, be it heart disease, stress or high blood pressure.
Starbucks aficionados, fear no more; coffee might actually be good for you.
