“Coffee is high in antioxidants, potassium, niacin and magnesium.
Perhaps this is the reason for the decrease in mortality from various diseases among coffee consumers.
Coffee has a certain protective effect against heart rhythm disorders and coronary artery atherosclerosis, but these effects work only in people who do not suffer from high blood pressure, ”he explained.
At the same time, according to the INVITRO therapist, it is important to remember that the norms of caffeine consumption per day are: up to 400 mg for adults, up to 300 mg/day for pregnant women, up to 2.5 mg/kg per day for children and adolescents.
“If translated into human language, then this is no more than three or four cups for adults (depending on the type of coffee and the method of its preparation), two or three cups for pregnant women,” the specialist said.
The stimulating effect of coffee is not as strong as they say about it, but chronic consumption of high doses of coffee can lead to the development of psychosis, the RT interlocutor warned.
“Even in the International Classification of Diseases (10th revision) there is a heading for behavioral and mental illnesses caused by caffeine consumption.
And you need to clearly understand that if you have behavioral or mental problems, the use of caffeine will have an extremely negative effect on you, ”the doctor emphasized.
When it comes to the effect of coffee on physical activity, we can take note of the report of the International Society for Sports Nutrition (ISSN), which mentioned the following effects of coffee: increased muscle strength and endurance, improved attention during exercise, increased exercise efficiency and improved aerobic and anaerobic processes during exercise.
“At the same time, it is important to understand how coffee affects exactly your body and drink one serving no later than half an hour before the intended workout, no more,” the therapist added.
As Romasov explained, with regard to decaffeinated coffee, it should be understood that this is “only conditional”.
Since, by definition, such a drink is obtained when 97% of the caffeine is removed from it, but 3% still remains.
“It turns out in connection with the processing of coffee with special chemicals (most often methylene chloride or ethyl acetate), which can be hazardous to health if ingested by a person.
Based on this, its pros and cons are added up: decaffeinated coffee eliminates negative effects - for example, reduces the risk of developing diabetes and glucose metabolism disorders, but also deprives the drink of positive effects - cardioprotective, antioxidant, ”concluded the expert.
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