Throughout history, coffee
has been alternatively glorified and vilified. Actually, that's not
entirely true—most of our history has held up coffee as an
important beverage. It was only once certain health fads started
taking hold in the past few decades that coffee was seen as something
that could be dangerous, and we began asking the question, is coffee healthy?
Why has coffee recently been called unhealthy? It helps to look at the
environment of some of the studies that were done around that time.
According to the Mayo clinic, most of the coffee drinkers that were
surveyed didn't just drink coffee—they also smoked, and led
inactive lifestyles. What studies now are showing is that it was the
smoking that contributed most to heart problems—not the coffee.
What Are The Health Benefits Of Coffee?
These days, we have more
stringent controls on health studies, and we're slowly finding that
coffee has some pretty incredible health benefits. One study found
that coffee is effective against Parkinson's disease, and even
against some forms of liver cancer.
Coffee is packed with a
dense mixture of antioxidants and alkaloids that go above and beyond
simple caffeine (although the caffeine itself is healthier than you
might think).
And of course, coffee always
has a place in my kitchen because of that oldest reason of all:
Alertness and improved mental and physical function.
So, is coffee healthy? The
studies declare an overwhelming YES, but just remember: everything in
moderation.
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