According to the International Coffee Organization, 1.6 billion cups of coffee are consumed daily around the world. According to a 2006 survey, 68% of Americans drink several cups of coffee a day. As a statistic, many people are dependent on coffee.
Caffeine, contained in coffee and tea, soft drinks, chocolate, especially energy drinks, stimulates the central nervous system directly beyond the barrier of the blood vessels and serves as a stimulant to give "a sudden feeling of awakening". At the cellular level, caffeine subsides the sensory receptors used in adenosine. Adenosine is a kind of modulator that sends feedback to the brain about excessive stimuli applied to nerve cells. If adenosine is immobilized and immobilized, cells in the nervous system become over-excited, the expert explained.
Another study found that the stimulant effect of caffeine can last up to 15 minutes and last up to 6 hours.
This proved the stimulant effect and persistence of caffeine, and in the market caffeine turned into a socially acceptable psychotropic drug.
But as the popularity of coffee grows, the debate about whether this is really beneficial to our bodies is not unending. Like both sides of a coin, caffeine also has advantages and disadvantages.
Advantages of drinking coffee The benefits of drinking an adequate amount of coffee are even greater. For example, daily intake of about 300 to 400 milligrams of caffeine (3 to 4 cups of coffee, 10 cans of cola, 2 cans of beverages) improves memory and mental function, while type 2 diabetes, liver cancer, And prevent serious diseases such as throat cancer and even Parkinson's disease.
Another advantage of coffee intake is reduced suicide risk. Adults who drink 2 to 4 cups of coffee a day are at a reduced risk of suicide, and eating 200 milligrams of coffee a day helps improve long - term memory.
Disadvantages of coffee intake
If you read the benefits of taking coffee and you are thinking about bringing the next cup of coffee, stop for a second and find out the shortcomings of drinking coffee. Overdose of caffeine causes side effects.
First, because coffee acts as a diuretic, it increases urine production and therefore people often have to go to the bathroom. In addition, anxiety symptoms are enlarged by the increase of brain activity. People with anxiety or depression are more vulnerable to caffeine.
If you take more than 500 to 600 milligrams of caffeine per day, you may experience side effects such as migraine or headache, insomnia, rapid heart rate, irritability, anxiety, and abdominal pain.
The most common side effect is insomnia. When caffeine is consumed to wake up the mind that is baffled by lack of sleep, the sleep cycle turns into a mess. Because of the caffeine ingested during the day, you can not sleep at night.
In addition, caffeine ingestion during medication can cause nausea and can lead to hypertension, heart attack, stroke, and the like.
The effects of caffeine vary with individual genes and lifestyle. People who are sensitive to caffeine experience the side effects of caffeine alone. Some people can not sleep at night even though they have only one cup of coffee. People who enjoy coffee do not consume too much caffeine because they are aware of the side effects of caffeine.
If you want to enjoy hot coffee every morning, keep the following tips in mind:
Adjust your habits
1. Record your coffee intake. If you drank other drinks containing caffeine as well as coffee, record it as well. Let's see how much caffeine is consumed per day.
2. Decrease gradually. If the amount of caffeine consumed per day is too much, you should reduce it. However, suddenly, caffeine intake is greatly reduced if it is rather bad. Let's slowly reduce the amount of caffeine so that the body can adapt. For example, if you drink 5 cups of coffee a day, replace one of them with water. When you get used to it, replace 2 of them with water.
3. Drink decaffeinated coffee or quick-dry coffee. Drink less caffeine than decaffeinated drinks or coffee. Let's drink coffee with short extraction time.
