
Facts About Coffee
When drunk in moderation (four to five regular size cups a day) is safe for healthy adults and can even have beneficial health implications as part of a healthy diet and physically active lifestyle.
Medical and scientific organizations around the world advise pregnant women to consume no more than 300 mg of caffeine per day (equivalent to 3 regular size cups of coffee). Recent guidance from the Food Standards Agency in the UK recommends that pregnant women limit their caffeine intake to 200 mg per day (approximately two regular size cups of coffee). It remains to be seen whether this precautionary point of view will be endorsed by scientific bodies around the world. All sources of caffeine should be considered when considering total daily intake; including coffee, tea, cola drinks, energy drinks and chocolate.
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Benefits of Caffeine
Believe it or not, certain amounts of caffeine can have beneficial effects.Historically, small amounts of caffeine have been used to help control weight, alleviate pain, open up airways for improved breathing, and overcome chronic fatigue.
Small amounts of caffeine are found to provide the following benefits:
*Can benefit people who are at high-risk for liver disease.
*Increases muscle strength.
*Increases metabolism by breaking down fat, freeing fatty acids and forcing them to be burned.
(Caffeine is the most active ingredient in many diet pills.)
*Increases pain relief medication effects.
*Increases mental faculty.
*Reduces asthma symptoms.
Source: http://www.disabled-world.com/artman/publish/caffeine.shtml
Coffee as Anti-oxidant
Antioxidants fight off the negative effects of oxidation such as oxidative stress. They neutralize free radicals and prevent them from harming cells and its key components such as DNA, protein, and mitochondria.They also work to slow down the damaging chain of chemical reactions caused by free radicals that can lead to oxidative stress, aging, and other illnesses.
Source: http://www.philstar.com/Article.aspx?articleid=550526
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