You Won’t Believe This! Coffe Health Benefits You Didn’t Know About

With the hustle and bustle of everyday life, it really does not come off as a surprise that coffee is a staple for most working adults. Not only is it one of the world’s most popular beverages, it also serves as a source of comfort, added energy and mental sharpness. 

The good news is that there is actually a very long list of coffee health benefits. In this article, we will be talking about some of them. We are willing to bet that you probably have not heard about most of it! 

Weight Loss 

 Coffee CAN help you lose weight and burn off fat!

If you were to look at the list of most commercial fat-burning supplements, you would find caffeine. It is indeed one of the very few natural substances scientifically proven to help your body burn more fat. In fact, several studies show that moderate caffeine in take can increase your metabolic rate anywhere from 3 to 11 percent. 

 Better Physical Performance 

Here is one of coffee’s benefits for men : Coffee CAN drastically improve physical performance. If you know what we mean. *wink*. 

Because caffeine has the ability to stimulate our nervous system, it signals the fat cells to break down body fat. In the process, it also increases adrenaline – also known as the fight or flight hormone levels in our blood. Because it breaks down the body fat, free fatty acids become available to be used by your system as fuel. 

According to most researches, caffeine can improve physical performance by 11 to 12 percent on average. So for your next gym session, maybe ditch the chemical-packed pre-workout and grab a cold cup of coffee instead, yes? 

Lowering Your Risk for Diabetes 2 

In a world where almost every food you can think of contains too much sugar for our own good, it is great news that coffee can actually help lower our risk for Type 2 Diabetes. Unless of course, you like your coffee with lots of syrup, whipped cream, what have you. 

It has been observed in several studies that people who drink coffee in relatively copious amounts of caffeine have  23 to 50 percent less chances of getting the said disease. 

Making You Happier 

Here is a coffee benefit for students who are often too overworked. As you may already know, depression is a serious mental illness that can definitely hinder an individual from living his or her best life. Even more so, it is actually more common than we care to admit as an estimate of 4.1% of people in the United States actually meet most of the criteria to be considered as clinically depressed. 

On a much lighter note, a study published by Harvard in 2011 shows that women who drank 4 or more cups of coffee in the span of 24 hours had a 20 percent lower risk of getting depressed. 

Lowers Down the Risk of Certain Types of Cancer 

Undeniably, Cancer is one of the world’s leading causes of death, especially in adults. To put it simply, this disease can be characterized as a rapid uncontrollable growth of certain cells in your body. 

Caffeine is proven to be helpful in fighting off cancer, specifically these two types : colorectal and liver cancer. 

Researches show that coffee drinkers have a 40 percent lower chance of getting liver cancer. On the other hand, another study consisting of around 480,706 people showed that those who drank more or less, 4 to 5 cups of coffee in the span of a day, had a 15 percent lower risk of colorectal cancer.