5 Health Benefits of Coffee, Based on Science

Caffeine is a psychoactive substance, which is heavily exploited in the world. Many people cannot start their day without a daily shot of caffeine. Excess intake of any substance can be harmful but when moderately consumed, There are several health benefits of coffee which are listed down below.

1. Prevents Neurodegenerative Diseases

Neurodegenerative diseases are the term implied for the long-term impairment of the cognitive abilities of an individual. The impairment is usually progressive with time. Alzheimer’s, Dementia, Parkinson’s disease are some commonly known neurodegenerative diseases.

Studies done on coffee drinkers have shown that they have a 65% lesser risk of getting neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s compared to the non-drinkers (L. Mala et al.2002, Santos et al. 2010).

2. Protects the Heart

Caffeine helps in curing abnormal rhythms of the heart and other rhythmic disorders, which in turn results in a lower risk of cardiac arrest or stroke in people.

Moreover, caffeine aids in type 2 diabetes which again is one of the leading causes of heart attacks or rhythmic abnormalities.

3. Protects from Cancer

Studies have shown that high coffee consumption is associated with a 40% decrease in the risk of developing liver cancer (Susanna et al. 2007).

Caffeine has some antimutagenic properties apart from being a rich source of antioxidants. These properties in coffee can reduce the chances of cancer in an individual, especially prostate and breast cancer.

4. Helps in Depression

Intake of coffee affects the level of serotonin and dopamine in one’s body which shows why people enjoy it so much. However, caffeine works on a long-term basis as well, for instance, it helps in preventing depression.

According to a study published in 2011 at Harvard, women drinking four cups of coffee every day were observed to have a 20% decrease in the risk of developing depression (Michel et al. 2011).

5. Protects the Liver

The liver is an important organ of our body that performs a number of significant functions continuously. Common diseases like hepatitis, organ (liver) enlargement, etc affect our liver first.

Some studies show that coffee drinkers consuming at least four cups of coffee daily have an 80% lesser risk of getting any liver disease (Klatsky et al. 2006, Gallus et al. 2002).

In addition to this, coffee slows the progression of diseases like Hepatitis C, liver fibrosis, liver cancer, and alcoholic cirrhosis.

Coffee has proved to be beneficial in many ways for our health. So consume your daily dose of caffeine but in moderation and once in a while add some decaffeinated coffee to your daily dose of caffeine as well.

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Rohit Kishore

Founder & Digital Marketing Manager at DigiSolution Services

Rohit is an Engineering Graduate working full-time as an Internet Marketing Consultant for his own small IT firm. While working as a digital marketing professional, he got opportunities to polish his content writing skills and blogging became his passion.

His habit of reading articles on health & wellness niche along with his passion to write blogs gave birth to Wellness Rediscover.

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