The Health Benefits and Risks of Coffee: Navigating Responsible Consumption
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5 facts about coffee before we delve deep:
Coffee is among the most widely consumed beverages globally, appreciated for its stimulating effects and distinctive bitter flavor.
The coffee fruit is part of the genus Coffea within the Rubiaceae family, which includes over 90 species. However, only two species, Coffea arabica (accounting for approximately 60% of global production) and Coffea canephora (commonly known as Robusta, comprising about 40% of global production), are widely cultivated and hold significant economic importance
Coffee contains a variety of nutrients, including carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins, nitrogenous compounds, isoflavonoids, and micronutrients.
Brief word about coffee and its tradition
Brief word of coffee and our connection to it
Health benefits of coffee:
Green coffee is packed with chlorogenic acid (CGA), a natural compound with many health benefits. It can help fight bacteria, fungi, and viruses, acts as a powerful antioxidant, and even has properties that may help prevent certain diseases.
Green coffee contains a high concentration of chlorogenic acid (CGA), a natural compound known for its numerous health benefits. These include antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral properties, as well as antioxidant effects and potential disease-preventive qualities.
Coffee is rich in caffeine, which offers several health benefits. Caffeine has been shown to reduce the risk of neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s by acting as a psychostimulant. It also boosts resting energy expenditure by stimulating fat breakdown (lipolysis) through increased sympathetic activity.
Thanks to its bioactive compounds, coffee functions as an anti-obesity and anti-diabetic agent, supports liver health, and provides antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. Additionally, it exhibits properties that may inhibit cell invasion, metastasis, angiogenesis, cell cycle progression, and cell proliferation. These characteristics make coffee a potential cytotoxic and immunomodulatory agent.
Coffee contains a variety of bioactive compounds, including hydroxycinnamic acids (such as p-coumaric, caffeic, and ferulic acid), methylxanthines (theophylline, caffeine, and theobromine), flavonoids (such as anthocyanins and catechins), tocopherols, diterpene alcohols (kahweol and cafestol), melanoidins, and chlorogenic acids (such as p-coumaroylquinic, feruloylquinic, and caffeoylquinic acids)
Caffeine not only stimulates the central nervous system but also increases blood pressure, enhances wakefulness, and boosts metabolic rate. Additionally, it helps reduce DNA degradation and the formation of harmful hydroxyl radicals.
In addition to caffeine, kahweol and cafestol—both diterpene molecules—have been shown to reduce the risk of colorectal cancer (Lee, Chae, and Shim, 2012). Moreover, cafestol enhances the activity of glutathione-S-transferase, which aids in the breakdown of toxic compounds, protects against aflatoxin-induced genotoxicity, and provides a hepatoprotective effect.
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Expand on kahweol and cafestol to highlight the need and positive impacts of coffee filtering
Fortunately, the filtration process significantly reduces the levels of kahweol and cafestol in coffee which could protect the heart against cholesterol. As a result, while these diterpene molecules can have negative effects, such as increasing blood lipid levels, they also offer positive benefits, including antioxidant activity and protection against cancer.
Furthermore, caffeic acid has been shown to suppress DNA methylation in cancer cells and is linked to the inactivation of various processes involved in tumor development, such as apoptosis, stress response, inflammation, and cell cycle regulation.
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Tips for responsible coffee consumption:
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