Coffee's Unique Health Benefits

Those who drink the most coffee have a substantially reduced risk of developing diabetes, cancer, liver disease, cognitive decline, and DNA damage. But the health benefits of coffee's complex phytochemistry don't end there:                 

• Decaffeinated and caffeinated coffee lowered the risk of kidney stones in women by 9 and 10%, respectively.107                               
• Caffeinated coffee reduced the incidence of gallstones and gall bladder disease in both men and women.108,109                             
• Scientists found that coffee boosted regular weight loss by 8 pounds and promoted body fat metabolism.91,110,111                                                            
• Sometimes-inconsistent findings have generally linked coffee drinking with reduced all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality.6,112-115                                                      
• For athletes, caffeine reduced muscle pain, increased energy (ergogenic aid), and enhanced endurance.116-119                                                                                                    
• One study found caffeine, taken 2 hours before exercise, prevented exercise-induced asthma.120                                                                                                                                       
• Confirming earlier research, a 2011 study on over 50,000 women found that 4 cups of coffee daily lowered the risk of depression by 20%, compared to coffee abstainers.121                        
• Antibacterials in coffee were found to inhibit plaque formation and prevent dental decay.122     
• Whether caffeinated or decaffeinated, coffee consumption prevents constipation 123,124 and - despite the myth that coffee dehydrates the body - contributes to the body's fluid requirements.125-127                                                                                                                    
•  A large, as-yet-unpublished study presented October 24, 2011, found that men and women with the highest coffee consumption have a 13% and 18% lower risk, respectively, for basal cell carcinoma (a type of skin cancer).129                                                                                  
  
• Coffee is the greatest source of antioxidants in the American diet.3,4 And the good news is that sound scientific studies have found that the common fears about excess coffee                consumption are invalid, and higher intake means bigger benefits.                                            
  
• An impressive number of studies have shown a strong association between higher consumption of coffee and a significantly reduced risk of most chronic diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, and others.                                 
  
• With over 1,000 phytochemicals, coffee's unparalleled antioxidant punch no doubt plays a role in its protection against disease. But a multitude of direct biological actions on the body are suspected, such as an improvement in intracellular signaling,95,96 which may help prevent cancer, diabetes and more.                                                                                            
  
• Drinking just one cup of coffee a day - caffeinated or decaffeinated - can decrease the risk of developing diabetes by 13%.24 But at 12 cups a day, the risk of getting diabetes is slashed by 67%.21                                                                                                                                      
• Far from being a risky habit, coffee has now been shown to provide powerful protection against an epidemic of diabetes and a rising tide of other age-related diseases. It's an all-natural and inexpensive elixir - to go!