For coffee lovers: The benefits of coffee

For coffee lovers: The benefits of coffee

If you love coffee, here's some of the latest good news.

 The benefits of coffee

* Coffee can improve memory and brain function.

* Coffee is an excellent source of antioxidants.

* Coffee can improve insulin sensitivity.

* Coffee can accelerate fat loss.

* Coffee can improve exercise performance.

 For health,

  Diabetes

* A study by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health that followed more than 125,000 men and women for more than a decade found that regular coffee drinkers had a significantly lower risk of developing type 2 (or late-onset) diabetes. Studies in Sweden and Finland also concluded that coffee consumption offers protection from type 2 diabetes.  So, long term coffee consumption is associated with a lower risk of type-2 diabetes. The more coffee you drink, the lower the risk.

Coffee consumption is associated with increased insulin sensitivity and improved beta cell function.

People who drink six or more cups of coffee per day are 50 percent less likely to develop diabetes.

Parkinson

 

 * “For Parkinson’s disease, the data have always been very consistent: higher consumption of coffee is associated with decreased risk of Parkinson’s,” Hu tells WebMD. That seems to be due to caffeine, though exactly how that works isn't clear, Hu notes.

 Alzheimer

* Coffee has also been linked to lower risk of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. A 2009 study from Finland and Sweden showed that, out of 1,400 people followed for about 20 years, those who reported drinking 3-5 cups of coffee daily were 65% less likely to develop dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, compared with nondrinkers or occasional coffee drinkers.

Cancer  

* Other research links coffee consumption with reduced risk of cirrhosis of the liver, colon cancer and asthma. In a study on 47,911 Americans, there was a correlation between coffee drinking and a lower risk of prostate cancer. Men who consumed the most coffee (six or more cups daily) had a 20% lower risk of developing any form of prostate cancer.

A study of 90,000 Japanese by the National Cancer Center in Tokyo found that people who drank one to four cups of coffee daily had half the liver cancer risk of those who never drank coffee. Researchers aren't sure why, but they speculate that antioxidants may play a role.

Coffee drinking was even more beneficial for severe prostate cancer. Men who drank the most coffee had a 60% lower risk of dying from prostate cancer. Drinking one to three cups of coffee per day was associated with a 30% lower risk of lethal prostate cancer.

Activitie

 

* A cup or two of coffee can improve endurance in activities such as running, cycling and swimming, according to other research. Coffee has a strong ergogenic effect, meaning it helps people work harder and longer, explains Lawrence Spriet, an exercise physiologist at the University of Guelph who has researched the effects of caffeine on athletic performance for more than a decade. "Even small amounts of caffeine can be quite powerful,” he says.

 For Women,

* Women who drink coffee are less likely to suffer memory loss later in life.

* Women who drink coffee are less likely to develop depression.

* Women who drink coffee are less likely to get a stroke.

* Women who drink coffee are less likely to develop breast cancer.  The difference is small when adjusted for other factors, but statistically significant.

* In one of the largest reviews to date, coffee drinkers had a slightly less chance of overall death.

* Rapid Fat Loss

Coffee is a potent thermogenic. It increases metabolic rate and stimulates movement. It also increases fat mobilization and oxidation which promotes fat loss. If you pair this with our MCT oil(another thermogenic) and the nutrients from grass-fed butter in Bulletproof Coffee, it’s no wonder one of my clients was able to lose 75 pounds in 75 days.