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The health effects of coffee include various possible health benefits and health risks. [1]A 2017 umbrella review of meta-analyses found that drinking coffee is generally safe within usual levels of intake and is more likely to improve health outcomes than to cause harm at doses of 3 or 4 cups of coffee daily.
The high presence of antioxidants, specifically polyphenols, in coffee is tied to many benefits including decreasing the risk of diseases like cancer and liver disease. “It is also high in ...
"Moderate coffee drinking has been related to health benefits," lead study author Lu Qi, M.D., PhD, interim chair of the Department of Epidemiology at Tulane University, told Fox News Digital.
People can make wise decisions about their coffee and tea consumption that align with potential benefits and risks. Head and neck cancer includes cancers in areas like the mouth, throat, and voice ...
Kopi luwak, also known as civet coffee, is a coffee that consists of partially digested coffee cherries, which have been eaten and defecated by the Asian palm civet (Paradoxurus hermaphroditus). The cherries are fermented as they pass through a civet's intestines , and after being defecated with other fecal matter, they are collected. [ 1 ]
Gustav III of Sweden's coffee experiment was a purported twin study ordered by the king to study the health effects of coffee. The authenticity of the event has been questioned. [ 1 ] The primitive medical study, supposedly conducted in the second half of the 18th century, failed to prove that coffee was a dangerous beverage.
Benefits may be optimized around three cups of coffee per day, the study suggests. Those who drank this amount saw the greatest reduction in their risk of developing any one of the three diseases.
A 2011 review found tentative evidence that green coffee extract promotes weight loss; however, the quality of the evidence was poor. [1] [4] [5] A larger 2017 review assessed the effects of chlorogenic acid, the main phenolic compound in green coffee extract, determining that human studies to date were of poor quality and that no conclusions could be drawn from them.