5 Excuses To Keep Drinking Coffee

by Kira Brown
Sep 29, 2021

Have you ever been shamed for your coffee addiction? Told that it was “unhealthy”? Gotten a raised eyebrow as you sip on your third cup of the day? Little do these naysayers know that you are actually treating your body like the temple it is with that cup of Joe. The next time someone tries to rain on your coffee parade, whip out a few of the quick coffee facts compiled here and hit them with some knowledge.

Lowers the risk of disease

Cardiovascular disease, incident stroke, type 2 diabetes, the list goes on. Give yourself a pat on the back knowing that your favorite beverage gives you a boost of protection from some serious diseases.

“Compared to non-coffee drinkers, light-to-moderate consumption was associated with a 12% lower risk of all-cause death...17% lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease... and 21% lower risk of incident stroke…” [1]

“Meta-analyses have concluded that moderate coffee consumption is associated with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes, suggesting that drinking 3–4 cups of coffee per day is associated with an approximate 25% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, compared to consuming none or less than 2 cups per day” [2]

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Reduces pain after a workout

Say goodbye to those aches and pains so you can enjoy those gains!

“This experiment found that caffeine (equal to ∼2 cups of brewed coffee) could produce a large reduction in pain resulting from eccentric exercise–induced, delayed-onset muscle injury.”[3]

Happy National Coffee Day!! What’s in your cup today?? ~ Jayme in JavaDay Dart Leggings (i.run.on.coffee.and.faith)

Protects DNA strands from breaking

Keep your DNA intact and guard your cells against cancer.

“Repeated coffee consumption was associated with reduced background DNA strand breakage, clearly measurable as early as 2 h after first intake resulting in a cumulative overall reduction by about one-third of the baseline value.” [4]

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Helps lose weight

Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight just got a whole lot tastier.

“Higher coffee consumption was associated with significantly lower total body fat percentage and trunk body fat percentage in a dose-response manner (all P values < 0.05) among women.”[6]

Reduces the risk of death

A few cups a day keeps the death away!

“Higher consumption of total coffee, caffeinated coffee, and decaffeinated coffee was associated with lower risk of total mortality.”[5]