A cup of Coffee a day keeps diseases away!

I'm a coffee drinker. I drink around 2-3 cups a day. My friends always scold me because of my drinking habit, as they say, it's bad for me. They are blaming coffee for my bad manner of always forgetting things. And so I tried to do some research. Is coffee really bad for my health? Is my drinking too much that I should reduce it?

I scanned a couple of articles in Google regarding coffee and health. I found out that moderate drinking of coffee, which is around 2-5 cups a day, leads to many health benefits. Yes, coffee leads to many health benefits.

Coffee does have some bad effects but studies shows that it is more beneficial than harmful. By drinking at least two cups of coffee a day, it reduces the risk of having Parkinson's Disease, Colon Cancer, Liver Cirrhosis, and Gallstones. Research also reveals that the caffeine content of coffee plays a great part in this benefits. It shows that the greater the caffeine content, the higher it gives direct risk reduction.

It is not only caffeine that contributes to these wide range of advantages. Coffee also contains antioxidants which reduces diabetes risk. It also composes of a compound known as "trigonelline" which gives the bitter taste and aroma, as well as being responsible for giving coffee the capability to help prevent dental cavities from forming.

Giving all these favors, of course, it is still unwise to drink a large amount of coffee everyday. Anything that's too much is an abuse to our body and to our health. Excessive drinking may lead to nervousness, jitters, and rapid heartbeat.

As for me, a moderate drinker, I don't have to worry much about my drinking habit. Now, I have proof to my friends that my memory lose is not to be blamed with coffee. Perhaps another factor affects it.