Coffee gets a bad rep but some experts believe they're a health food - and we should all be drinking two to three cups a day
Coffee gets a bad rep but some experts believe they're a health food - and we should all be drinking two to three cups a dayCoffee doesn’t always get the best rep. It’s often seen as a vice, or an unhealthy crutch. But in fact, this impression couldn’t be more wrong – increasingly, leading scientists refer to coffee as a health food, with reams of evidence now showing that it is good for your gut, brain health and heart.
Much of coffee’s health benefits come down to its fibre content – essential for healthy functioning of the gut – and polyphenols and phytoestrogens, which have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects, explains Colucci.in 2021 suggested that coffee consumption could help in the prevention of digestive diseases by influencing the gut microbiota and reducing inflammation.
“It’s thought that key components in coffee, including antioxidants like chlorogenic acid and polyphenols, may reduce inflammation and improve heart health,” says Kaitlin. Studies suggest that this benefit extends to decaffeinated coffee as well. A large scale study in the European Journal Of Preventative Cardiology which found that drinking two to three cups of coffee a day, of any kind, was associated with a reduced risk of cardiovascular disease.
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