A cheerful start to the day is often associated with a sip of aromatic coffee, and many can not do without a cup of this drink even during the day. Around his positive and negative qualities are many years of debate, everyone is interested in knowing whether coffee is good for health.
How useful is coffee?
In fact, that this drink can put on its feet after a sleepless night of almost any, there is no doubt. So one of its main advantages is the ability to tone up the central nervous system and improve efficiency. However, in many people this exciting effect is short-lived, and sometimes it happens that after a while after the drunk cup the opposite reaction is observed - it starts to slip into sleep. But in general, coffee gives a good charge of vivacity.
The drink, which is prepared from coffee beans, contains substances useful for the body:
- vitamin P, which strengthens the walls of blood vessels;
- Caffeine and magnesium, which reduce the frequency of migraine attacks;
- essential fatty acids, reducing the level of "bad" cholesterol, supporting the skin, nails and hair in excellent condition.
Some believe that black coffee is good for losing weight, but the effectiveness of the drink in combating obesity is greatly exaggerated. In practice, it is proved that no fat-burning ability of coffee with weight loss does not. It is only able to speed up the metabolism a little by stimulating the work of the nervous system. In addition, coffee is a mild laxative and diuretic, but it is impossible to get rid of body fluids and metabolic products from fat deposits. So coffee and losing weight - things are compatible simply because the drink invigorates and gives more strength to beat their personal sports records.
Possible harm
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Another feature, because of which the drink should not be abused, is its ability to excrete calcium from the body. Therefore, it is necessary to limit coffee to women who have had menopause , and pregnant women and children are better off altogether.