Coffee is enjoyed by millions of people every
day and the 'coffee experience' has become a staple of our modern life
and culture. While the current body of research related to the effects
of coffee consumption on human health has been contradictory, a study in
the June issue of Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety,
which is published by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), found
that the potential benefits of moderate coffee drinking outweigh the
risks in adult consumers for the majority of major health outcomes
considered.
The review was used to create an exhaustive list of the potential health benefits and risks of coffee consumption on the following health outcomes:
- Total Mortality
- Cardiovascular Disease
- Cancer
- Metabolic Health
- Neurological Disorders
- Gastrointestinal Conditions
- Other Miscellaneous Health Outcomes
The authors noted causality of risks and benefits cannot be established for either with the research currently available as they are largely based on observational data. Further research is needed to quantify the risk-benefit balance for coffee consumption, as well as identify which of coffee's many active ingredients, or indeed the combination of such, that could be inducing these health benefits.
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