I found this on Grandparent.com and thought we might all enjoy seeing why we SHOULD enjoy that must have morning drink - coffee.
Coffee is much more than a daily pick-me-up — the right amount can protect you from serious health problems.
Lowers
heart disease risk
The
promise:
Healthy men and women who drink 3 to 5 cups of coffee are less likely to
develop heart attack-inducing clogged arteries over time.
The
proof:
In 2015, the journal Heart published an article that reported on
the dietary habits and corresponding coronary artery calcium in 25,000 men and
women (average age 41) who had no evidence of cardiovascular disease.
Participants who self-reported drinking 3-5 cups of coffee a day had the lowest
amount of calcium build-up in their hearts.
“A
recent large, meta-analysis found that moderate coffee consumption (3 to 5 cups
per day) was associated with lower risk of coronary heart disease and heavy
coffee consumption was not associated with risk of heart disease,” says AHA
spokesperson Rachel Johnson, PhD., M.P.H, R.D. In this case, caffeine may not
be the only compound helping your heart stay healthy. “In addition to caffeine,
coffee contains antioxidant phenols, which improve endothelial function and
thus may prevent atherosclerosis.”
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