Drinking coffee has many benefits. Learn to drink coffee correctly.

Drinking coffee can bring a variety of health benefits to the human body, including preventing skin wrinkles, improving metabolism, antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects, etc. If you want coffee to achieve its desired effects, the correct way to drink coffee is very important. Let's learn about the effects of coffee!

Two important ingredients in coffee that have attracted attention

There are two ingredients in coffee that have received much attention. One is chlorogenic acid, a polyphenol. Polyphenols are widely found in fruits and vegetables. They can improve the body's functions and are antioxidants that prevent aging. Anthocyanins in red wine, catechins in green tea, and isoflavones in soybeans are all similar substances to polyphenols.

According to a survey conducted by Professor Kazuo Kondo of the Graduate School of Ochanomizu University on 109 housewives living in the Tokyo area, after converting the amount of polyphenols ingested through food or drink, it was found that "polyphenols ingested from coffee account for 47% of the total intake. Coffee is the largest source of polyphenols and the most representative source of polyphenols intake for Japanese people."

In addition, Professor Kondo also conducted a survey on non-smoking women and found that women who drank more than two cups of coffee a day had fewer facial wrinkles caused by ultraviolet rays. To achieve the effect of anti-wrinkle, "you must consume 1,000 to 1,500 mg of polyphenols every day, which is equivalent to about 3 to 5 cups of coffee a day."

Another ingredient in coffee that has attracted much attention is caffeine, which not only promotes brain activation and suppresses fatigue, but also promotes the reduction of visceral fat and improves metabolism.

The professor studied the relationship between coffee and fat burning, and conducted an experiment in which a person drank a cup of coffee and then ran for half an hour. The results showed that "exercise after drinking coffee can burn more fat than normal exercise, and this high fat consumption state can last for 5 hours." The professor explained. The caffeine effect experiment conducted on mice also proved that caffeine can cause weight and fat loss.

In addition, caffeine has the effect of inhibiting inflammation. He pointed out: "Caffeine has the effect of resisting inflammation and can protect the liver and brain from the threat of inflammation, so it can prevent liver cancer and Alzheimer's disease." At the same time, caffeine is also widely used as a drug ingredient. Its analgesic effect makes caffeine widely used in the production of cold medicines and migraine medicines. "The content of chlorogenic acid in raw coffee beans is the highest. Although the chlorogenic acid itself will change as the coffee beans are roasted, its antioxidant capacity does not change."