Coffee is always a hot topic!
It seems that not a week goes by without another study being released showing the health benefits of drinking coffee.
Recently, it has been linked to reducing the risk of having a heart attack, dementia, skin cancer and type 2 diabetes, helping your eyesight, relieving the symptoms of tinnitus, protecting against tooth decay, and even assisting hair growth! The caffeine that is found naturally in coffee beans mainly produces all of these effects, and now latest research has revealed that coffee’s naturally healthy properties may also keep your waistline trim, and can even give your muscles a boost!
Drinking coffee can trim your waistline!
Choosing your coffee wisely could help you lose weight. A caffe latte if made with whole milk contains around 170 calories, but by opting for an espresso you could save a whopping 160 calories in one drink! However, swapping to espresso is not the only way to lose those inches, as coffee can also help suppress your appetite. A recent study discovered that green coffee, made from unroasted coffee beans, may aid weight loss by reducing the amount of sugar absorbed from the gut, which speeds up the rate at which the body burns fat. This is due to chlorogenic acid, which is a compound in coffee.
Drinking coffee can give your muscles a boost!
Researchers at the Australian Institute of Sport have found that drinking coffee can boost muscles and provide more staying power! They discovered that just a single cup of coffee helped athletes exercise for almost a third longer. During the study, cyclists were given either water, coffee or cola to drink as they pedalled, and those who drank coffee or cola, which both have caffeine, were able to go on for longer. The results showed that caffeine appeared to trigger the muscles to start burning up fat for energy once the energy from carbs had run out.
Health experts generally advise that drinking coffee in moderation e.g. up to three cups of coffee a day can help improve health along with exercise and a healthy diet.
