Good news for coffee lovers
Coffee is healthy, and drinking lots of it is even healthier. But at what dose does caffeine have a negative effect on health? This question has been investigated by researchers as part of a vast study - number five is out.
Finally! I've been waiting for this moment for a long time. Drinking coffee is good for you. A blessing for me, a great coffee lover. A cup to wake up in, one in the morning and another in the afternoon - and maybe an espresso after lunch. If that sounds like you, you don't need to worry. Quite the opposite: it's good for your health.
This is the conclusion reached by scientists at the University of South Australia in Adelaide. They evaluated data from 347,077 people to answer the question of how many cups of coffee a day are optimal for health. This also pleases colleague Balissat, who also guzzles the beverage by the litre:
Five cups of coffee a day is optimal
The magic number is five; your health benefits most with five cups of coffee a day and you're not taking any risks. However, from the sixth cup onwards, caffeine becomes a burden on the body. "To keep your heart and blood pressure in good health, you should limit your coffee consumption to less than six cups a day - according to our analyses, this is the limit at which caffeine becomes a burden on the body.is the limit above which caffeine has a negative effect on the risk of heart disease", says the author of the study, Prof. Elina Hyppönen. Elina Hyppönen.
According to the study, the risk of heart disease increases by 22% for drinking six cups of coffee a day. The coffee study was published in the specialist magazine The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. However, it is not yet clear exactly what is meant by a "cup". An espresso cup or grandma's big mug with a two-litre capacity? It still makes a huge difference when it comes to caffeine.
Studies
Coffee is said to have many health benefits - studies show that three to five cups a day can help prevent against kidney, breast and prostate cancer. A French study on coffee even proved that coffee significantly reduces the risk of almost all causes of death. In a study on the relationship between coffee consumption and sporting performance, researchers were able to demonstrate that athletesdoped' with coffee had greater endurance and, on average, were able to do more repetitions in weightlifting. Wow. Now all coffee has to do is make me beautiful, rich and sexy.
Of course, many studies also show that you should only believe studies that you have commissioned and paid for yourself. So now I'm waiting for the study that proves that drinking coffee is absolutely harmful to me and that I drop dead after just one cup. Until then, I'll be looking for another cup of coffee.
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