Is drinking coffee good or bad for your health? The answer to this question is finally here!

What happens to your body if you drink 2 cups of coffee a day? In general, coffee is a contradictory drink. It tastes wonderful and is a delicacy that many people like. It is also a healthy drink, but at the same time it also has obvious harms.

For example, it's high in antioxidants, which can reduce your risk of many diseases. But it also contains caffeine, a stimulant that can cause sleep disturbances and other problems. Now, let's take stock of its pros and cons.

Let’s look at the bright side first.

Advantage 1: Anti-fatigue

This dark brown beverage is rich in essential nutrients and antioxidants. However, the most important benefit is the high antioxidant content and the fact that caffeine is often used to boost your energy levels. A cup of coffee contains 30-300 mg of caffeine, which is a powerful stimulant that stimulates brain activity and stimulates other nerves to release transmitters, such as dopamine, which prevents us from getting tired and increases alertness. Caffeine also stimulates metabolism, however, these effects are temporary.

Advantage 2: Prevent diabetes

In addition, studies have found that coffee lovers have a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes. An 18-participation study involving 457,922 people confirmed that every cup of coffee you drink during the day reduces your risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 7%. However, for those who already have diabetes, drinking coffee does not have much of a reversal effect.

Advantage 3: Prevent liver cancer and cirrhosis

Moreover, drinking coffee also has the benefit of reducing the risk of liver cancer and cirrhosis. The liver is one of the most important organs in the body, and it is easily damaged by excessive intake of alcohol and fructose. The final stage of liver damage is called cirrhosis, which means that most of the liver is replaced by scar tissue. For coffee drinkers, the risk of cirrhosis is reduced by 84% and the risk of liver cancer is reduced by 40%. For this reason, it is best to drink more than 4 cups of coffee a day.

Advantage 4: Anti-aging

In addition, coffee can also prevent certain diseases related to aging. For example, the most common neurodegenerative disease, Alzheimer's disease, is 65% lower in coffee drinkers. The second is Parkinson's disease, where drinking coffee can reduce the risk by 32-60%. Moreover, the more coffee you drink, the less likely you are to get sick.

At the same time, coffee can also prevent depression, and those who love to drink coffee are less likely to be depressed.

Disadvantage 1: Sleep disturbance

But on the other hand, coffee can also have serious adverse effects on health. Too much caffeine can cause anxiety, nervousness, anxiety, palpitations, and may even worsen panic attacks. In addition, caffeine may also cause sleep disorders. So, you should avoid drinking coffee too late. Caffeine may also cause other problems, such as it has a diuretic effect and may increase blood pressure.

Disadvantage 2: Dependency

Remember that caffeine is also an addictive substance, and if you drink it regularly, your body will become desensitized to it and become dependent on it. At this point, you should drink less. However, when you decide to give up caffeine, you will experience withdrawal symptoms including fatigue, headaches, irritability, and dizziness, which also indicates that this substance can cause addiction.

Some people prefer to drink decaffeinated coffee, which is usually made by washing the beans with chemical solvents, but it still contains small amounts of caffeine. Moreover, decaffeinated coffee has no health benefits for liver disease, diabetes, Parkinson's disease and other diseases.

Therefore, you need to know how to take advantage of the benefits of coffee while avoiding unhealthy coffee, such as adding a lot of sugar. Moreover, we should choose pure coffee instead of instant coffee to enjoy the health benefits it brings us.

In addition, if you are pregnant, insomniac, high blood pressure, heart disease or anxiety patient, it is not suitable for you to drink coffee.

About the author: Chen Peiyi, a national first-class health manager and special health consultant for BTV Life Channel, and his representative work is "What the body lacks is not medicine, but nutrition."

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