20+ Good Health Reasons To Drink Coffee
Cut the Pain Two cups of coffee can cut post-workout muscle pain by up to 48%. From the Journal of Pain, March 2007 ( link ) Increase your fiber intake A cup of brewed coffee represents a contribution of up to 1.8 grams of fiber of the recommended intake of 20-38 grams. From the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry ( link ). Protection against cirrhosis of the liver Of course, you could just cut down on the alcohol intake. From the Archives of Internal Medicine ( link ) . Another more recent study also showed coffee’s liver protecting benefits. link . Yet another study showed that both coffee and decaffeinated coffee lowered the liver enzyme levels of coffee drinkers. This study was published in the Hepatology Journal . Lowered risk of Type 2 Diabetes Those who consumed 6 or more cups per day had a 22% lower risk of diabetes. From the Archives of Internal Medicine ( link ) . A recent review of research conducted by Harvard’s Dr. Frank Hu showed that the risk of type I
