The Health Benefits of Coffee

The health benefits of coffee, start with making you feel less tired and increasing your energy level. Because of the caffeine that travels to your brain, the inhibitory neurotransmitter adenosine is blocked. Once this chemical is blocked the dopamine increases - and this leads to the increased level of neurons.

Many studues of shown that coffee can improve various aspects of brain function, including memory, engery, reaction times an general mental function.

Due to the increased energy that comes with drinking coffee, one side effect is the increased burning of fat. Studies have shown that Caffeine can boost your metablick rate by 3-11%. Other studies have shown that fat burning can be enhanced as much as 10% in obese individuals and 29% in lean people. It has also been shown that fat burning with coffee might reduce after a long period of time.

The caffeine in coffee cand also stimulate the nervous system, and this signals the break down of body fat. Caffeine also increases a chemical called epinephrine (adrenaline) levels in the bood. Given all of these facts, caffeine can also improve physical performance by 11-12% on average.

Healthy Nutrients in Coffee:

• Riboflavin (vitamin B2)

• Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)

• Manganese and potassium

• Magnesium and niacin

Studies have shown that people who regularly drink coffee have a 65% lower risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, along with working out regularly and keeping your mind active with reading and even playing chess.

Depression is another medical problem that can be measurably improved by drinking coffee. Studies have shown that for people who drinking 4 or more cups of coffee a day, were 53% less likely to die of suicide.

Studies have also shown that coffee drinkers have a much lower risk of Parkinson's disease, potentially reducing the chance of getting this disease by 32-60%. However the important ingredient in this study is the caffeine, because decaf did not show any effect on the chances of getting Parkinson's.

Coffee has also been shown to reduce the chances of getting both liver and colerectal cancer. Studies have shown that coffee drinkers have a 40% lower risk of liver cancer and a 15% lower risk of colorectal cancer.

There are no studies that show that coffee could raise your risk of heart disease, due to the caffeine. In fact, coffee there is medical evidence that women have a reduce incident of heart disease and coffee drinkings have a 20% lower risk of stroke.

In summary, drinking coffee regularly make even help you live longer - due to all the health benefits. In very large studues, coffee showed a 20% reduced risk of death in women and a 26 reducued risk of death in men. People with Diabetes, within one 20 year study, regular coffee drinkers have a 30% lower risk of death.