Coffee - The Ultimate Survival Juice

"Good ideas start with brainstorming. Great ideas start with coffee."

Coffee is a very popular brewed beverage prepared from roasted coffee beans of the Coffea species, C.arabica and C.robusta. It is a dark brown, bitter, slightly acidic drink which stimulates the human brain, primarily due to its caffeine content. Sugar, sugar substitutes, milk or cream are used to lessen the bitter taste. Coffee beans contain low amount of calories and a lot of plant polyphenols which are chemically antioxidant in nature. Green unroasted coffee is one of the most traded agricultural commodities in the world.

In this short write up, I will be telling you about the health benefits of the beverage:

Coffee helps protect against type 2 diabetes mellitus.

The alkaloid caffeine present in coffee may protect against cognitive decline, Alzheimers disease and Parkinsonism.

Coffee consumption lowers the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma, cirrhosis and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.

It also lowers the risk of developing gallstones.

Coffee consumption has a doubtful association with lowering the risk of heart failure.

Coffee helps you burn fat and boosts your metabolic rate.

Coffee prepares your body for intense physical exertion.

Last but not the least, coffee helps you fight depression.

Yes, cheers to coffee, the survival juice - the hot brew that keeps me out of trouble.