According to a study done in 2005, "nothing else comes close" to providing as many
antioxidants as coffee. While fruits and vegetables also have tons of
antioxidants, the human body seems to absorb the most from coffee.
Researchers at the Seoul National University
examined the brains of rats who were stressed with sleep deprivation and discovered
that those who were exposed to coffee aromas experienced changes in brain
proteins tied to that stress.
Science Daily reported in 2012 that drinking
coffee may help people with Parkinson's disease control their movement.
Ronald Postuma, MD, the study author, said, "Studies have shown that
people who use caffeine are less likely to develop Parkinson's disease, but
this is one of the first studies in humans to show that caffeine can help with
movement symptoms for people who already have the disease."
A study published in 2006 that included 125,000
people over 22 years showed that those who drink at least one cup of coffee a day were 20
percent less to develop liver cirrhosis -- an autoimmune disease
caused by excessive alcohol consumption that could lead to liver failure and
cancer.
Arthur L Klatsky, the lead author of the study, told The Guardian,
"Consuming coffee seems to have some protective benefits against alcoholic
cirrhosis, and the more coffee a person consumes the less risk they seem to
have of being hospitalised or dying of alcoholic cirrhosis."
Studies have also shown that coffee can help prevent
people from developing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). An
international team of researchers led by Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
revealed that drinking four or more cups of coffee or tea a day may be
beneficial in preventing the progression of NAFLD.
A study
done by the National Institute of Health found that those who drink
four or more cups of coffee were about 10 percent less likely to be depressed
than those who had never touched the java. And apparently it's not because of
the "caffeine high" -- Coke can also give you a caffeine high, but it's linked to depression.
A study done by the Harvard School of Public Health determined
that drinking between two and four cups of coffee can reduce the risk of
suicide in men and women by about 50 percent. The proposed reason is because
coffee acts as a mild antidepressant by aiding in the production of
neurotransmitters like serotonin, dopamine and noradrenaline.
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