{"id":130351,"date":"2024-11-26T17:42:07","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T10:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=130351"},"modified":"2024-11-26T17:42:07","modified_gmt":"2024-11-26T10:42:07","slug":"is-coffee-good-for-you-the-risks-and-benefits-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=130351","title":{"rendered":"Is coffee good for you? The risks and benefits explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:#1D1D1B\" class=\"responsive__DropCap-sc-1pktst5-1 enuiNL\">C<\/span>offee is the great wellbeing divider. There are those of us who can\u2019t get enough of it, who swoon over the mere scent of an espresso and who rate a restaurant, a high street or even a holiday on the quality of its coffee and its ability to see us through energy dips and boredom. But there are also those for whom cutting out coffee is the latest humblebrag, an increasingly vocal tribe of celebrities and high-flyers keen to proclaim publicly that they don\u2019t go near the black stuff and that their vitality and anxiety levels, their skin, their mental focus have benefited as a result.<\/p>\n<p>Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta, shared on his Threads account that his daily caffeine intake is \u201cnone\u201d. Julia Fox,<span> the model and actress, declared in an interview with The Wall Street Journal this year that she is not a coffee drinker. \u201cIt just does something to me. It goes right into the core of my brain, and then I\u2019m wired,\u201d Fox said.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Supermodels seem particularly averse to it. \u201cI\u2019ve never drunk coffee \u2014 I don\u2019t like the smell,\u201d Naomi Campbell said, while Gisele B\u00fcndchen, who says she used to drink a mocha frappuccino every morning, admits that she hasn\u2019t touched coffee in years. For many it is considered one of a trilogy of demons that has to go. \u201cI don\u2019t drink or smoke or have caffeine,\u201d Jennifer Lopez said. \u201cThat really wrecks your skin as you get older.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/life-style\/food-drink\/article\/coffee-shops-spending-cost-addiction-2jlhlh9g7\" class=\"link__RespLink-sc-1ocvixa-0 csWvlP\"><b>My coffee shop habit: \u2018I spend \u00a3200 a month\u2019<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">As someone who knocks back three espressos before getting dressed for my morning run, I can\u2019t imagine a day without it. Neither, it seems, can millions of others, with a report by the market intelligence agency Mintel predicting that by 2028 the UK could spend more than \u00a32.17 billion on coffee. According to the British Coffee Association (BCA), we drink 98 million cups of it a day and 80 per cent of people who visit coffee shops do so at least once a week. Give us our daily buzz and we are happy. But even sipping my fourth \u2014 or is it my fifth? \u2014 cup of the day, I do wonder if the coffee abstainers are on to something. Concerns over the impact of coffee on sleep and mood have resulted in a \u201ccaffeine reduction trend\u201d that Mintel says presents a substantial threat to coffee shops and the coffee market. One of its surveys found that two in five consumers want to cut down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Yet it is findings such as those from a recent global study carried out by the University of Galway in Ireland, in collaboration with McMaster University, Canada, and an international network of stroke researchers, that might make us put our reusable coffee cups down. Andrew Smyth, professor of clinical epidemiology at the University of Galway and consultant physician at Galway University Hospitals, who was one of the lead authors of the study, warned that drinking more than four cups of coffee a day increases the risk of stroke, which occurs when blood supply to part of the brain is cut off and brain cells are damaged. His results, published in the International Journal of Stroke, showed that four cups of coffee a day resulted in a 37 per cent higher risk of a stroke. To make swallowing that statistic even more bitter for coffee-lovers, taking three to four cups a day of its arch-rival black tea without milk \u2014 including breakfast and Earl Grey teas \u2014 was linked with a 29 per cent lower chance of stroke, and green tea with a 27 per cent reduced risk.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">It is not the kind of positive news story we have come to expect of coffee. In recent years it has transformed its image from nutritional baddie to a drink with positive health gains. A cup of black coffee provides small amounts of B vitamins and minerals including potassium, manganese and magnesium. In addition, research has identified hundreds of plant components and antioxidants in coffee that are beneficial for gut, brain and overall health. Scientists from King\u2019s College London and Zoe Nutrition, among other institutions, reported that of about 150 food and drinks tested, coffee had the strongest correlation with the microbiome.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">More recently the same team analysed data from more than 22,000 people for a study in Nature Microbiology and found that some beneficial microbes, such as <i>L. asaccharolyticus<\/i>, were six to eight times more prevalent in the guts of coffee drinkers. Since <i>L. asaccharolyticus<\/i> increases levels of hippurate, a marker of metabolic health, the researchers proposed that high levels of the beneficial bacterium could be one reason for coffee\u2019s health benefits. Some studies, including one in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, have linked coffee consumption to a lower risk of cardiovascular disease and a longer life span, while others have linked coffee to performance boosting and fat-burning.<\/p>\n<div id=\"2.7\">\n<div id=\"c6b4d268-4cb2-44aa-8ee2-feefcbfeba22\">\n<div class=\"tc-view__TcView-nuazoi-0 responsive__SecondaryImg-sc-4v1r4q-5 guQatV\">\n<div style=\"width:50%\" class=\"tc-view__TcView-nuazoi-0 fPjBcr\">\n<div style=\"background-color:#efefef\" class=\"tc-view__TcView-nuazoi-0 fPjBcr\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:150.56179775280899%;position:relative;overflow:hidden\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Do you swoon over an espresso?\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/imageserver\/image\/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F54f63c3d-1618-45ce-89e6-a31e9eaa0adb.jpg?crop=2848%2C4288%2C0%2C0\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left:10px;padding-top:0;width:50%\" class=\"tc-view__TcView-nuazoi-0 fPjBcr\">\n<div class=\"tc-view__TcView-nuazoi-0 fPjBcr\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:0\" class=\"tc-view__TcView-nuazoi-0 fPjBcr\">\n<p>Do you swoon over an espresso?<\/p>\n<p>GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">With many of these studies there is a caveat: coffee should be consumed in moderation. Up to three standard-sized cups (each 250ml) of coffee a day had no negative health effects on stroke risk in Smyth\u2019s investigation, and countless others have reached a similar conclusion. Two to three cups a day has been associated with lowering body fat in women, and with reducing heart disease risk and increasing longevity, as well as with boosting mood and mental health. \u201cYou can enjoy coffee \u2014 and I drink some myself \u2014 but the overwhelming evidence suggests up to three cups a day is optimal,\u201d Smyth says. \u201cIf you drink more than that out of habit, it\u2019s probably worth reducing it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Caffeine, high intakes of which can cause the jitters and anxiety in some people, is often blamed as the devil component in coffee. It is known to increase secretion of the stress hormone cortisol, which in turn can prompt your blood pressure to rise and your heart to beat faster. But when it comes to stroke and some other risks, it is \u201clikely that the harmful effects are not down to the caffeine in coffee alone\u201d. Certainly, caffeine can raise your heart rate and alter how constricted or dilated your blood vessels are, which affects blood flow around the body and to the brain. \u201cToo much of it can trigger irregular heartbeat in susceptible people, a risk factor for strokes, and it is implicated in raising blood pressure,\u201d Smyth says. \u201cBut tea contains caffeine too, and we didn\u2019t see the same adverse effects for stroke, which suggests other factors are at play with coffee.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Not all coffee is equal. The BCA says that while ground coffee and single-use coffee pods are becoming increasingly popular, 80 per cent of UK households still buy jars of spray-dried or freeze-dried instant coffee to drink at home. \u201cCoffee beans contain antioxidants and other substances that have been shown to reduce inflammation and play a part in lowering the risk of cardiovascular disease, but a lot of the biological benefits come down to how the raw bean is handled and roasted,\u201d Smyth says. \u201cI would think of coffee in the same way as other foods, in that it can be beneficial in its most natural state if used from bean to cup, but which is often so highly processed by the time you drink it that any health gains are limited.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">How you prepare coffee also influences its effects. \u201cA plain black coffee or an espresso is very different to some of the complex coffee orders in some chains,\u201d Smyth says. \u201cAny additions to a plain cup of coffee in terms of sweeteners, syrups, flavourings and cream can potentially undo benefits of the plant compounds the bean contains.\u201d Even adding milk can reduce or block the health-enhancing effects of antioxidants. In his study, Smyth showed that the reduced stroke risk from tea-drinking was lost for those who added milk to the beverage. \u201cIngredients including milk can bind to some of the antioxidants in coffee to limit their benefits,\u201d he says. \u201cAnd sugary additions are not good for health or waistline.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Even if you are a hardened java addict like me, symptoms such as palpitations, headaches, sluggishness \u2014 yes, too much coffee can make you feel tired \u2014 and anything beyond a beneficial buzz are signs that you are probably drinking too much. Smyth says that my exercise habits and reasonably healthy diet will not override the negative effects of my coffee habit. I need to cut down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">\u201cWhen we did our analysis, we included other risk factors such as smoking, diet and exercise, hypertension and other issues,\u201d Smyth says. \u201cIt means that too much coffee in itself is problematic for some people and we should try to stick to no more than two to three cups a day.\u201d <\/p>\n<div id=\"2.16\">\n<div id=\"39bc7ce3-a0f4-4149-b4c1-cbcb27e09527\">\n<div class=\"tc-view__TcView-nuazoi-0 responsive__FullWidthImg-sc-4v1r4q-4 jGJovF\">\n<div class=\"tc-view__TcView-nuazoi-0 fPjBcr\">\n<div style=\"background-color:#efefef\" class=\"tc-view__TcView-nuazoi-0 fPjBcr\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:66.64%;position:relative;overflow:hidden\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Try drinking your first (or only) coffee after eating in the morning, to help control your blood sugar\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/imageserver\/image\/%2Fmethode%2Ftimes%2Fprod%2Fweb%2Fbin%2F8ab945bd-e01e-4c89-a495-78e43d26db15.jpg?crop=5000%2C3332%2C0%2C0\" class=\"responsive-sc-1nnon4d-0 bAbKns\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"responsive__FullWidthCaptionContainer-sc-1io40fc-3 hADFiz\">\n<div class=\"tc-view__TcView-nuazoi-0 fPjBcr\">\n<div style=\"padding-top:10px\" class=\"tc-view__TcView-nuazoi-0 fPjBcr\">\n<p>Try drinking your first (or only) coffee after eating in the morning, to help control your blood sugar<\/p>\n<p>GETTY IMAGES<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"responsive__Heading3-sc-4v1r4q-10 dxCaTt\">One cup <\/h3>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Drinking one cup of coffee can provide a mental boost, with several studies showing that the caffeine it contains boosts performance in cognitive tests 30 to 45 minutes later. \u201cCoffee stimulates your digestive system as well as making you mentally alert,\u201d says the nutritionist Rhiannon Lambert, author of <i>The Science of Nutrition<\/i>. \u201cMany people find they have a bowel movement soon after drinking one cup of coffee.\u201d At the University of Bath, Professor James Betts, co-director of the Centre for Nutrition, Exercise and Metabolism, says drinking a cup of black coffee as soon as we wake up interferes with blood glucose control. \u201cOur blood sugar control is impaired when the first thing our bodies come into contact with is coffee after a night of disrupted sleep,\u201d he said. \u201cWe might improve this by eating first and then drinking coffee later.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"responsive__Heading3-sc-4v1r4q-10 dxCaTt\">Two cups<\/h3>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">But even if two cups is your upper limit, you should be careful when you drink, ideally avoiding coffee for at least two hours before bed. \u201cCoffee\u2019s stimulating effects peak anything between 30 and 75 minutes after drinking it,\u201d says the caffeine researcher Neil Clarke, associate professor of sport and exercise science at Birmingham City University. \u201cWe each respond differently to caffeine\u2019s effects and the important thing is to understand how it works for you as you do not want to be alert when attempting to sleep.\u201d The NHS advises pregnant women to limit their daily caffeine intake to 200mg \u2014 about two standard cups \u2014 because excessive amounts are linked to miscarriage.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"responsive__Heading3-sc-4v1r4q-10 dxCaTt\">Three cups<\/h3>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Three cups a day was within the healthy limit in Smyth\u2019s study and was not associated with a raised stroke risk. Similarly, researchers at Queen Mary University of London reported that those drinking up to three cups of coffee a day were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/article\/splash-out-fresh-coffee-is-linked-to-longer-life-cnqw5hgp7\" class=\"link__RespLink-sc-1ocvixa-0 csWvlP\">25 per cent less likely to die<\/a> of any cause during the 11-year study <b>\u2014<\/b> but it must be freshly brewed, not instant, they said. However, for some people even this is too much. If you suffer from hypertension, three cups of coffee a day could be risky. A study of more than 18,600 men and women with raised blood pressure found those drinking two or more cups a day were at twice the risk of death from cardiovascular disease compared with non-coffee drinkers.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"responsive__Heading3-sc-4v1r4q-10 dxCaTt\">Four cups<\/h3>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">Individual tolerance to caffeine varies but the European Food Safety Authority says that a safe daily intake for most people is no more than 400mg of caffeine \u2014 about four regular cups of coffee \u2014 for healthy individuals. \u201cCrossing over into four or more standard-sized 250ml cups of coffee was where stroke risk began to rise in our study,\u201d Smyth says. In a study of 26,318 middle-aged women published in Clinical Nutrition food scientists at the University of Leeds found that every additional cup of tea or coffee (from zero cups a day) was associated with a 4 per cent reduction in the risk of a hip fracture, although Jill Griffin, head of clinical engagement at the Royal Osteoporosis Society, says three to four cups a day is a healthy upper limit for bone health. <\/p>\n<h3 class=\"responsive__Heading3-sc-4v1r4q-10 dxCaTt\">Five cups<\/h3>\n<p class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">A BMJ paper suggested the lowest risk of disease is associated with drinking three to five cups of coffee a day, but more than five cups intake \u201cmay reduce or reverse the potential benefit\u201d. Remember too that coffee can stain your teeth. \u201cCoffee is full of chromogens containing dark pigments that cling to tooth enamel,\u201d says Dr Alexis Aillett in her book D<i>rinkology.<\/i> \u201cThese can stain your teeth even with the addition of milk in your coffee.\u201d If you drink this much coffee (or more), then you will probably experience some withdrawal symptoms if you suddenly stop or cut down. \u201cHeadaches, grogginess, irritability are all symptoms of caffeine withdrawal,\u201d Clarke says. \u201cMost people who drink five cups a day will experience some symptoms if they don\u2019t get their fix.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"responsive__Heading3-sc-4v1r4q-10 dxCaTt\">Six cups or more<\/h3>\n<p id=\"last-paragraph\" class=\"responsive__Paragraph-sc-1pktst5-0 gaEeqC\">This is where the risks for some people can start to ramp up. A 2019 study at the University of South Australia involving 347,077 British participants aged 37 to 73 warned that six or more coffees a day can be detrimental to health. That amount was enough to cause high blood pressure, a precursor to heart disease, potentially increasing the risk of heart disease by up to 22 per cent. \u201cIn order to maintain a healthy heart and a healthy blood pressure, people must limit their coffees to fewer than six cups a day \u2014 based on our data, six was the tipping point where caffeine started to negatively affect cardiovascular risk,\u201d the Australian team said. Too much caffeine increases the amount of calcium lost in urine which, in theory, could lead to a loss of bone strength and a greater susceptibility to osteoporosis. According to the Royal Osteoporosis Society, tea contains specific biologically active plant compounds, or polyphenols, which seem to counter the negative effects of caffeine on bones.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/life-style\/health-fitness\/article\/is-coffee-caffeine-good-for-you-risks-benefits-pz0brgwbr\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coffee is the great wellbeing divider. 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