coffee is a drink that is now very popular among young people. It is like their spiritual food, giving them more energy to complete their work and show their most elegant side to others.
Coffee was originally a drink for foreigners. Since coffee entered our country, more and more Chinese people have fallen in love with it, and its consumption is increasing year by year by 30%. It can be seen that the demand for coffee is still quite large. .
Why do more and more people like coffee? You may not know these benefits of drinking coffee!
1. It has the effect of losing weight
Now some studies have shown that drinking coffee can accelerate the burning of fat. This is because coffee contains two ingredients: caffeine and chlorogenic acid . Caffeine can accelerate the body's metabolism and help the pancreas secrete lipase, which helps break down fat and burn fat. Chlorogenic acid is a kind of polyphenol , which can promote lipid metabolism, prevent fat accumulation in the body, and burn fat to achieve weight loss.
2. Keep people awake
Many people think that coffee is a kind of "spiritual food" because coffee contains caffeine, a substance that can keep people awake at all times. When a person feels tired, there is a substance called "adenosine " in the body, which acts on the neurotransmitter pathway of the "adenosine receptor" in the brain, making people want to sleep easily. Caffeine blocks adenosine, which causes sleepiness, keeping people awake. Therefore, many people drink coffee specifically to achieve a refreshing effect, so that they will not feel tired when working and reduce the chance of making mistakes.
3. Drinking coffee is good for the skin.
Drinking coffee can speed up metabolism and promote skin metabolism, help the skin excrete aging cutin, and reduce spots, dark circles, wrinkles, etc. Coffee also has a strong antioxidant effect, so female friends can drink some coffee appropriately, which can keep the skin active, prevent cell aging, and fight aging.
4. Promote gastric digestion
If you drink coffee on an empty stomach, it will stimulate the secretion of gastric acid and damage the gastric mucosa, which is not good for stomach health. Therefore, friends who want to drink coffee should try to avoid drinking coffee on an empty stomach. You can choose to drink coffee after a meal, which can scrape off excess fat in the body and promote digestion. At the same time, the soluble fiber contained in coffee can promote intestinal peristalsis and improve constipation.
So, how much coffee should you drink in a day?
Various studies on coffee intake have been conducted in various parts of the world. The studies have found that drinking more than 3 cups of coffee a day has better effects, while drinking more than 5 cups has little effect. Therefore, according to the data, it is considered appropriate to drink 3-4 cups a day.
So, what kind of coffee is good?
Black coffee You can choose filtered black coffee. This filtered black coffee is filtered through filter paper during the production process. It does not add serum cholesterol and does not contain the diterpene cafestol. You can also choose pure black coffee. Although it is a bit bitter when you first drink it, you will have a sweet aftertaste after drinking it and leave a fragrant taste in your mouth. Moreover, there are no additives in pure black coffee, only natural coffee beans are used, which does no harm to the body, and the benefits will be more obvious.
It is recommended that you do not drink the three-in-one coffee that appears on the market, because this kind of coffee contains many additives, such as creamer , sugar, etc. If you drink this kind of coffee for a long time, it will be more harmful to the body. big.
Although coffee is good, not everyone can drink it? I advise you not to touch any of these four types of people!
The first type of people: teenagers
Because teenagers are growing and developing, if they drink coffee during this period, it will stimulate the cerebral cortex and cause certain damage to the development of brain nerves.
The second type of people: People with poor gastrointestinal function
People with poor gastrointestinal function drink coffee, which may irritate the gastric mucosa and secrete a large amount of gastric acid, which increases the burden on the gastrointestinal tract and affects gastric health.
The third type of people: pregnant or lactating women
There is a theory that caffeine is not good for the development of babies and children. For the sake of the health of your children, you should just tolerate it!
The fourth type of people: People with poor sleep or insomnia
Caffeine has a refreshing effect, so if you have sleep disorders , don’t drink coffee just for greed, otherwise your sleep will become worse and worse. .
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