Coffee: Is it good for

me?
Are there times when you are enjoying your coffee and thinking is coffee good for me?
Coffee comes in many forms, black, with cream and sugar, mocha and latte.
Coffee comes in many forms, caffeinated, decaffeinated, instant, ground, black, with
cream and sugar, mocha and latte. Since coffee is such an important beverage to our
days we should know if coffee is as good as it feels.
You will be surprised to hear that scientists say that drinking more cups of caffeinated
coffee each day is actually better for your health than drinking 1 or 2 cups of coffee each
day.1

What is considered a healthy cup of coffee?

A healthy cup of coffee is:

Caffeinated: regular caffeinated which has 95-200mg

also decaffeinated which has 5-15mg of caffeine 2

Has potassium naturally1
Contains 2 tablespoons2
Figure 1 Two happy middle aged
Regular ground3
people enjoying a mug of coffee
1
Filtered coffee
together.

of caffeine and

Before we all sit down to drink a cup of coffee lets

explore who will get the most help from drinking cups of coffee and what those health
benefits are.

Who Should Drink Coffee:

The middle aged population: age 40 and above
Drinking 6 cups of caffeinated coffee is most helpful for people older than 40 years old
and mostly women. Scientists say that drinking 6 cups of caffeinated coffee daily can
take part in lowering blood pressure and help with a lower risk of high blood pressure
conditions like hypertension.1
People at risk of depression:
Scientists are saying that when women drink more that 4 cups of regular caffeinated
coffee each day they are less likely to be depressed. 2

People with a risk of type 2 diabetes:

Drinking large amounts of caffeinated coffee
like 6 to 74 cups helps to lower men and more
often women risk from getting type 2 diabetes.1
The beans of coffee have special healthful
benefits they are called antioxidants which also

Figure 2 Middle aged man drinking

coffee right from the coffee pot.

help with decreasing the risk of getting type 2 diabetes. People who drink caffeinated
coffee for many years has a lower risk of getting type 2 diabetes. 4 When people drinking
5 cups of coffee each day lowered insulin resistance can happen. 2

People who have a risk for developing breast cancer or have breast cancer:

Caffeinated Coffee drinking can help women with their risk of getting breast cancer.
Coffee contains antioxidants within the coffee beans that have positive effects on the
body naturally and have been related to a lowering the risk of breast cancer.5

People with high risk of liver disease:

Scientists say that people with a high risk for liver disease like people over 40 years old,
who have 1 or more alcohol drinks each day, are overweight, have been educated less
than a high school level, and have diabetes are more likely to live a life without liver
disease when they drink more than 2 cups of coffee each day. People who drink alcohol
heavily are less likely to develop cirrhosis of the liver from alcohol when they drink more
than 2 cups of coffee each day. The beans of coffee have special healthful benefits they
are called antioxidants which help protect people from getting liver disease. 3

People with a risk of congestive heart disease and cardiac heart failure:
Scientists say that men and women who drink more than 1 to 2 cups of coffee each day
can lower the risk of heart disease. Scientists also say people who drink 4 cups of
coffee each day have a lower risk of having heart failure. 2

People with a risk for experiencing a stroke:

Scientists say that people who drink 1 to 6 cups of coffee each day have a much lower
risk of experiencing a stroke.2

People with a risk for dying of heart disease and cardio vascular disease:
Scientists are saying that those who drink caffeinated coffee have a lower risk of dying
from cardiovascular disease and lowers the risk of getting heart disease. 2

So Pour a Cup of Caffeinated Coffee!

Middle aged men and women, healthy and with risk of illness,
or with chronic disease can have health benefits like: lowering
your blood pressure, lowering your risk of developing type 2
diabetes, lowering your risk of breast cancer, lowering your risk
for types of heart disease and poor function, stroke, depression
and support you to live healthier lives. Including 1 to 6 cups of
Figure 3 Picture of a
coffee cup with the
enjoy written in
chocolate on top of
the foam: Drinking 16 cups of coffee each
day can help lower
your risk for some
diseases and
conditions.

caffeinated coffee to your diet should be a part of the daily todo list.

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Figure 1: http://www.livestrong.com/article/466830-is-drinking-tea-better-for-your-healththan-coffee/
Figure 2: http://theweek.com/article/index/244468/7-purported-health-benefits-ofdrinking-coffee
Figure 3:http://www.theworldonaplate.net/2013/09/the-wonderful-world-of-coffee.html