Coffee contains ingredients that have a good effect on our health, including the liver. These are antioxidants, nutrients and vitamins. A high level of antioxidants helps prevent the appearance of various types of cancer, e.g. liver, throat, mouth, prostate, colon cancer. Also, coffee contains polyphenols, plant ingredients with a strong antioxidant effect that prevent inflammation in the brain.
Experts at the Mayo Clinic in the US say that drinking coffee can have numerous health benefits and that it protects against the onset of Parkinson's disease, type 2 diabetes and liver disease and even cancer. Coffee also improves cognitive function and reduces the risk of depression.
A 2013 study conducted among college students showed that the risk of suicide was 45 percent lower in people who drank two to three cups of coffee a day. The largest study to date was conducted on a sample of 400.000 men and women aged 50 to 71, and lasted more than 10 years. She found that coffee drinkers are less likely to die from heart disease, respiratory disease, stroke, diabetes and infections, reports 24 Hour.
These are some of the nutrients (quantity in 250 ml of coffee):
Manganese - 3% RDA (recommended daily requirements)
Magnesium - 2% RDA
Potassium - 3% RDA
Vitamin B1 (thiamine) - 2% RDA
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) - 11% RDA
Vitamin B3 (niacin) - 2% RDA
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) - 6% RDA
Phosphorus - 1% RDA
Folic acid - 1% RDA.
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