Finally...Some Good News About Coffee

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Finally...Some Good News About Coffee

Coffee -- a lot has been published about its potential health benefits as well as its unhealthy side-effects.  Fortunately for us coffee drinkers, there has been some more good news coming out about the bad news, if you will. 

Recent research has found that 1. coffee does not dehydrate us as previously thought, and 2. caffeine boosts your memory.  Well, whodathunk? 

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Caffeine can boost memory, study finds

Calling all test takers: new research suggests that a shot of caffeine after a learning session may help to enhance memory.

As if seeing the world more positively, reduced risk of cancer and increased longevity – among other benefits – weren’t enough, coffee lovers now have another reason to revel in their morning cup. A new study concludes that caffeine may help enhance memory.

 

They found that 200 milligrams was enough to do the trick; and if you’re not a consumer of coffee, you can reap the boost by getting your caffeine from tea, soda or chocolate as well.

 

For the study, Michael Yassa and his team at Johns Hopkins University recruited 160 participants who studied a series of images. After five minutes they consumed either a 200-milligram caffeine tablet, a cup of coffee containing 200 milligrams of caffeine, or a placebo.

 

The following day the study group was asked to identify the images they has seen the previous day; some images were the same, but some has slight differences.

 

The participants who had consumed the caffeine were better able to identify which images were the same and which were different from the earlier images.

 

"We've always known that caffeine has cognitive-enhancing effects, but its particular effects on strengthening memories and making them resistant to forgetting has never been examined in detail in humans," said Yassa. "We report for the first time a specific effect of caffeine on reducing forgetting over 24 hours."  MORE HERE>>

 

 

Does coffee dehydrate you? New study debunks myth

If you drink coffee consistently, you may not have to worry about getting dehydrated from it after all.

 

One of the negatives I’ve heard over and over again about drinking coffee is the dehydrating effect it can have. And I have to say that when I first started drinking coffee a couple years ago, I definitely noticed that I felt dehydrated after drinking coffee, and got in the habit of drinking water soon afterwards because of it.

 

But it turns out that your body, being the adaptable miracle that is, can actually adjust to coffee when consumed regularly, and it will no longer have a diuretic effect. This is an interesting feat of the body, and explains how some people can survive while drinking coffee for much of their liquid needs.

 

In one study, 50 men who previous to the study had the habit of drinking three to six cups of coffee a day, went through two stages of trials. In the first part of the study, they were given coffee to drink (with controlled caffeine amounts). In the second part of the study they were given water. During both parts of the study, any other factors that could also influence their hydration levels were monitored. It turns out that markers of hydration were the same for both parts of the study. In other words, coffee was just as hydrating as water for them. 

 

I found out to my surprise that it has been long known by scientists that the body has the ability to adapt to coffee, but that information has taken a lot longer to get out to the masses. It’s certainly helpful information to know!

 

There remains some controversy still over coffee drinking, with concerns over its somewhat addicting properties, and the fact that it can make a lot of people jittery or affect their sleep, yet there are also many studies showing many health benefits to it. Possible benefits include everything from keeping liver disease at bay, helping you live longer, and even helping prevent diabetes and cancer, to point out just a few.  Like every other food item, whether or not coffee seems like a good fit for you is highly personal, and for some like Starre, coffee drinking is not worth it, despite the studies showing benefits.  MORE HERE>>

 

 

 

 

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