(From curiosity.com)
The
Curiosity office has a pretty major caffeine habit. If it weren't for coffee,
you probably wouldn't be reading this article right now, because it wouldn't
exist. No exaggeration. Luckily, research supports the idea that multiple cups
of coffee per day is the perfect amount. Phew!!
Fill 'Er Up
As
long as people have been relying on coffee to get themselves through the day,
there's been a debate on how much joe is too much joe. Good news is here for
coffee lovers. According to an October 2017
review, drinking three or four cups of coffee in a day
is the way to go. This umbrella review (research
that combines previous meta-analyses to give a high-level summary), done by
researchers at the University of Southampton and University of Edinburgh,
looked at more than 200 meta-analyses of different health outcomes associated
with coffee consumption. Because different studies use different cup sizes and
brew strengths, the three-or-four-cup recommendation is a rough estimate.
Still,
the result is comforting: "Coffee consumption was more often associated
with benefit than harm." With more than two billion
cups of coffee consumed around the world every day, this
finding comes with a sigh of relief.
The Miracle Brew
Not
only did the review conclude that drinking a bunch of coffee every day won't
hurt you, but it also found specific
examples of coffee's borderline miraculous
benefits. A daily coffee habit of three or four cups was associated with lower
risk of heart disease and of death from any cause. Though the largest benefit
was associated with drinking three or four cups, drinking even more than that
wasn't found to be problematic. Extra cups of coffee weren't found to be
harmful, but the benefits were less pronounced.
Here's
a rundown of some other incredible perks of having a coffee habit: Drinking
coffee is associated with a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, metabolic
syndrome, gallstones, renal stones, gout, some types of cancer, Parkinson's disease,
depression, Alzheimer's disease. Coffee has an especially big effect when it
comes to lowering the risk of liver cancer and liver disease.
Of course, there are exceptions. Getting too
attached to the coffee maker was not recommended for pregnant women, but that's
something we already know. It's suggested that pregnant women limit their
caffeine intake to 200 milligrams a day, or roughly one small cup of coffee.
The review also suggested that three to four cups of coffee in any given day
may slightly increase women's risk of fractures, but more evidence is needed.
Want to take a test about coffee?
Which pipe will the coffee come out of first?
Answer below cartoons.
Answer: #5, because 4, 9 & 7 are blocked!!
