Coffee's Health Benefits Mount With Few Concerns If Just Coffee Is In the Cup

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No Anne of Carversville day starts without significant amounts of French Roast Coffee. How about yours?

We survey recent research on widely-accepted health benefits of coffee, starting with:

Is Coffee Good for You? The New York Times.

“The evidence is pretty consistent that coffee is associated with a lower risk of mortality,” said Erikka Loftfield, a research fellow at the National Cancer Institute who has studied the beverage.

Coffee’s strongest protective effects may be with Type 2 diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, and liver conditions such as cirrhosis, liver cancer and chronic liver disease, say experts.

Researchers reviewed the meta-analysis of 30 studies, concluding that drinking about five cups of coffee daily vs none correlates to a 30 percent decreased risk of Type 2 diabetes

9 Reasons Why (the Right Amount of) Coffee Is Good for You John Hopkins Medicine

“Caffeine is the first thing that comes to mind when you think about coffee. But coffee also contains antioxidants and other active substances that may reduce internal inflammation and protect against disease,” says Diane Vizthum, M.S., R.D., research nutritionist for Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Research confirms that women coffee drinkers are less likely to die from coronary heart disease, stroke, diabetes and kidney disease. Dark roast coffee protects DNA strands by decreasing the natural breakage which can lead to cancer and tumors if not properly repaired by the body.

Add decreased risk for strokes and lowered risk for dementia as more health benefits inspiring us to rise and shine with coffee.