Coffee is a popular beverage and has become a part of cultural life. Many people have developed the habit of drinking coffee every day. The huge consumption has long-standing concerns about the health risks of coffee.
Which of the many rumors about coffee is true and false?
1 Drinking coffee will not increase the risk of cardiovascular disease and cancer
People often report that the heartbeats faster after drinking coffee, and blood rushes to the top of the head, for fear of going on the road to cardiovascular disease. However, a large number of studies have shown that drinking coffee in moderation will not increase the risk of chronic diseases and cancer.
In 2016, World Health Organization (WHO) clearly stated that coffee does not have a risk of carcinogenicity.
In 2017, the International Cancer Research Foundation also pointed out that there is no evidence that drinking coffee can cause cancer. Moreover, there are many studies showing that coffee can reduce the risk of cancers such as liver cancer , breast cancer , endometrial cancer, etc.
But be careful, don’t drink it too hot! Hot drinks above 65 ℃ really have a risk of cancer.
2 Drinking coffee has a certain weight loss effect
Fitness is the only way for modern people to pursue a graceful figure. Moderate weight loss and improving body fat rate are the first step for becoming a delicate boy and girl. At this time, the microphone handed the coffee.
caffeine can improve energy balance by reducing appetite and improving basal metabolic rate and the heat-generating effect caused by food. Exquisite boys and girls who want to lose weight can consider putting down the vegetable salad on their hands and drinking a cup of coffee to add bricks to the great cause of weight loss.
It should be noted that the coffee mentioned here refers to black coffee that does not add anything.
Now many instant coffee or fancy coffee on the market are added with a lot of white sugar and fat powder . Such coffee is not healthy.
In addition, those "caffeinated beverages" (including milk tea) that are covered with a lump of butter, and are very sweet and sweet, not only will they become fatter the more they drink, but they will also cause various health problems due to high sugar. It is better to drink less.
If you think black coffee is too bitter, you can add some milk or milk powder.
3 The correct posture for drinking coffee
There may be no harm in drinking two or three cups of coffee every morning, and it may even bring certain benefits to the body's health. However, if you drink 6 cups or even more coffee a day, it may increase the body's risk of heart disease by 22%, that is, 6 cups of coffee per day are considered the upper limit of safe coffee intake.
1-2 cups are pretty good. If it exceeds 6 cups...why go and sleep for a while, right?
Recently, there are many questions about drinking coffee in the backend. The most mentioned is the following:
Can you drink coffee after pregnancy?
Tell your mother and mother, the answer is: Yes!
Coffee can actually be drunk during pregnancy, but don’t overdose. So how much coffee is considered "overdose", is it safe to drink?
American Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends that when the amount of caffeine in it exceeds 200 mg every day, the miscarriage rate will double. The miscarriage rate does not increase when it does not exceed 200 mg per day.
Also, it should be noted that caffeine is not only found in coffee, but also contains caffeine in beverages such as tea, milk tea, chocolate, and cola. The following is for reference:
medium cup American coffee (355ml) contains about 150mg of caffeine;
A cup of tea (237ml) contains about 47mg of caffeine;
Yishen Coke (355ml) contains about 33mg of caffeine.
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References:
[1] Kexin Food and Nutrition Information Exchange Center, Nutrition and Health Institute of China Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Communication Branch of the Chinese Preventive Medicine Association, et al. Scientific consensus on coffee and health [J]. Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2018, 52(11):1115-1116.
[2] Stefanie N. Hinkle, Jessica L. Gleason, Samrawit F. Yisahak, et al. Assessment of Caffeine Consumption and Maternal Cardiometabolic Pregnancy Complications. JAMANetw Open. 2021 Nov 1; 4(11): e2133401.
