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CANCER
Several antioxidant and anti-inflammatory substances present in coffee play an important role in preventing a lot of cancers.
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DEPRESSION
The findings of the Harvard Medical School team suggest that, women who drink two or more coffee cups a day are less likely to get depressed.
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CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
The coffee intake is not associated with risk of coronary heart disease or fatal cardiovascular events. Contrary, may slightly reduce the risk of stroke and heart failure.
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LIFESPAN
Studies indicate a link between coffee consumption, even decaffeinated and life prolongation.
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MENTAL AND PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE
Moderate caffeine intake helps to improve alertness and concentration.
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OBESITY AND TYPE 2 DIABETES
Coffee, thanks to its thermogenic action helps in the fight against overweight so it not only speeds up metabolism, but is able to fight off diseases associated with obesity, for exemple type 2 diabetes.
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NEURO - DEGENERATIVE DISORDERS
Caffeine may be a reasonable treatment for symptoms related to Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases.
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PREGNANCY
It is very important to note that research has not definitely resolve the question of how caffeine can affect a pregnancy.
Coffee is grown in about 50 countries around the world that are located mostly along the line of equator.
Many factors can affect the quality of coffee regardless of its provenance:
- plant varieties,
- altitude at which the trees grow,
- chemical composition of soil,
- climatic parameters (such as the air humidity or insolation), which may vary year by year,
- working methods of beans immediately after harvest.
All of these variables determine the result in taste, aroma and nutritional properties of the beverage.
In fact, each coffee blend is unique.
Only recently the science has begun to discover its true value and the International Institute of Coffeeology is proud of its full participation in the redemption of coffee in spite of its reputation as an unhealthy drink.
While we drink a cup of coffee, we assume thousands of different natural substances that affect our mental and physical wellbeing throughout the day. Coffee, because of its huge and ever increasing consumption, in latest decades has been the subject of several scientific studies in various fields. Newer studies have brought to light many and often surprising beneficial properties of this popular drink on our health.
Furthermore, clinical trials show that the influence on blood pressure is relatively modest.
There is strong evidence that caffeine also improves physical performance through an ergogenic effect what means that it can improve an individual’s strength, speed, endurance or speed of recovery.
Dr Hu of Harvard University said in a speech at the ’’Boston Globe” that coffee would be better for your health than tea.
From this set of elements comes the idea of IIC to provide more information on benefits of coffee components that may vary from one blend to another.
Below you can read some information about these substances: Antioxidants, Soluble dietary fibers, Caffeine, Cafestol, Kahweol, Minerals, Vitamins