Coffee's Health Benefits Outweigh Its Risks, New Research Finds
Coffee's Health Benefits Outweigh Its Risks, New Research Finds
By Bill Jamison
Everyone is down at their local coffee house getting a cup of their favorite beverage. It has long been suspected that there may be some health risks associated with the regular consumption of coffee, but increasingly, it seems that any risks may be far outweighed by the beneficial effects.
Historical research holds that coffee increases your risk of everything from heart disease to cancer.
Recent studies suggest that the benefits of coffee are likely greater than the health risks, if any, it may pose.
Caffeine is the best known psychoactive substance in coffee and caffeine is responsible for many of the effects of coffee, for both good and ill. Individuals who consume four or more cups of coffee daily may experience side effects including anxiety, irritability and difficulty sleeping, although these effects are largely limited to people who are sensitive to caffeine. The results of the studies performed thus far seem to indicate that in order to derive the maximum benefits from coffee, consumption should be limited to two or three cups daily and that the beverage should be taken without milk or sugar.
Coffee increases your alertness, which can be beneficial for certain tasks. A scientific study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology found that caffeine improves the ability of students to detect grammatical errors in written text, especially errors in verb tense and subject verb agreement. The same study did not show an improvement in the students' ability to detect misspelled words.
A Harvard University study also found a correlation between coffee consumption and a lower risk of depression in women. The study, published in The Archives of Internal Medicine, found that women who drank two to three cups of coffee per day had a 15% lower risk of developing depression, while those who drank four or more cups per day experienced a 20% lower risk of depression. The lower risk of depression in women who drink coffee regularly is thought to be due to caffeine's effects on regulating the release of neurotransmitters which affect mood.
In animal studies, one of the many chemical compounds found in coffee was shown to increase levels of Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor, a hormone thought to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease. The study, which was published in The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, involved amounts of coffee equivalent to 4 - 5 cups for humans.
Coffee may also be linked with a lower risk of prostate cancer, according to the results of a Harvard School of Public Health study published in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Men who drank at least six cups of coffee per day were found to have a risk of developing the most deadly form of prostate cancer which was 60% lower than that of the control group. These participants were also found to have a 20% lower risk of all forms of prostate cancer.
Caffeine may also reduce the risk of basal cell carcinoma, which is the most common form of cancer. This finding was recently presented to the American Association for Cancer research. A study at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School also showed that women consuming at least three cups of coffee per day experienced a 20 percent reduction in the risk of skin cancer. The men in this study experienced a 9 percent reduction.
Historical research holds that coffee increases your risk of everything from heart disease to cancer.
Recent studies suggest that the benefits of coffee are likely greater than the health risks, if any, it may pose.
Caffeine is the best known psychoactive substance in coffee and caffeine is responsible for many of the effects of coffee, for both good and ill. Individuals who consume four or more cups of coffee daily may experience side effects including anxiety, irritability and difficulty sleeping, although these effects are largely limited to people who are sensitive to caffeine. The results of the studies performed thus far seem to indicate that in order to derive the maximum benefits from coffee, consumption should be limited to two or three cups daily and that the beverage should be taken without milk or sugar.
Coffee increases your alertness, which can be beneficial for certain tasks. A scientific study published in the Journal of Experimental Psychology found that caffeine improves the ability of students to detect grammatical errors in written text, especially errors in verb tense and subject verb agreement. The same study did not show an improvement in the students' ability to detect misspelled words.
A Harvard University study also found a correlation between coffee consumption and a lower risk of depression in women. The study, published in The Archives of Internal Medicine, found that women who drank two to three cups of coffee per day had a 15% lower risk of developing depression, while those who drank four or more cups per day experienced a 20% lower risk of depression. The lower risk of depression in women who drink coffee regularly is thought to be due to caffeine's effects on regulating the release of neurotransmitters which affect mood.
In animal studies, one of the many chemical compounds found in coffee was shown to increase levels of Granulocyte Colony Stimulating Factor, a hormone thought to reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease. The study, which was published in The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, involved amounts of coffee equivalent to 4 - 5 cups for humans.
Coffee may also be linked with a lower risk of prostate cancer, according to the results of a Harvard School of Public Health study published in The Journal of the National Cancer Institute. Men who drank at least six cups of coffee per day were found to have a risk of developing the most deadly form of prostate cancer which was 60% lower than that of the control group. These participants were also found to have a 20% lower risk of all forms of prostate cancer.
Caffeine may also reduce the risk of basal cell carcinoma, which is the most common form of cancer. This finding was recently presented to the American Association for Cancer research. A study at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School also showed that women consuming at least three cups of coffee per day experienced a 20 percent reduction in the risk of skin cancer. The men in this study experienced a 9 percent reduction.
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