What 2 Cups of Coffee Per Day Will Do To Your Liver

This is What 2 Cups of
Coffee Per Day Will Do To
Your Liver The health effects of coffee
are quite controversial. Depending on who you ask, it
is either a super healthy
beverage or incredibly
harmful.



 But despite what you may
have heard, there are actually
plenty of good things to be
said about coffee. For example, it is high in
antioxidants and linked to a
reduced risk of many diseases. However… it also contains
caffeine, a stimulant that can
cause problems in some people
and disrupt sleep. This article takes a detailed
look at coffee and its health
effects, examining both the
pros and cons. Coffee Contains Some
Essential Nutrients and is
Extremely High in
Antioxidants Coffee is more than just dark
brown water… many of the
nutrients in the coffee beans
do make it into the drink. A typical 8oz (240 ml) cup of
coffee contains (1): Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
: 11% of the RDA. Vitamin B5
(Pantothenic Acid): 6% of the RDA. Vitamin B1 (Thiamin): 2% of the
RDA. Vitamin B3 (Niacin): 2% of the RDA. Folate: 1% of the RDA.
Manganese: 3% of the RDA. Potassium: 3% of the RDA. Magnesium: 2% of
the RDA. Phosphorus: 1% of the RDA. This may not seem like a lot,
but try multiplying with 3, 4,
or however many cups you
drink per day. It can add up to
a significant portion of your
daily nutrient intake. But where coffee really shines is in its high content of
antioxidants. The average person who eats
a typical Western diet actually
gets more antioxidants from
coffee than fruits and
vegetables… combined (2, 3). Bottom Line: Coffee contains a small amount
of some vitamins and
minerals, which add up
if you drink many cups
per day. It is also high in
antioxidants.
 Coffee Contains Caffeine,
A Stimulant That Can
Enhance Brain Function
and Boost Metabolism Caffeine is the most
commonly consumed
psychoactive substance in the
world (4). Soft drinks, tea and chocolate
all contain caffeine, but coffee
is the biggest source. The caffeine content of a
single cup can range from
30-300 mg, but the average
cup is somewhere around
90-100 mg. Caffeine is a known stimulant.
In the brain, it blocks the
function of an inhibitory
neurotransmitter (brain
hormone) called Adenosine. By blocking adenosine,
caffeine actually increases
activity in the brain and the
release of other
neurotransmitters like
norepinephrine and dopamine. This reduces tiredness and
makes us feel more alert (5, 6). There are numerous studies
showing that caffeine can lead
to a short-term boost in brain
function… including improved
mood, reaction time, vigilance
and general cognitive function (7, 8). Caffeine can also boost
metabolism (calories burned)
by 3-11% and even increase
exercise performance by
11-12%, on average (9, 10, 11,
12). However… some of these
effects are likely to be short-
term.
 If you drink coffee
every day, then you will build
a tolerance to it and the
effects will be less powerful (13). There are also some
downsides to caffeine, which
I’ll get to in a bit. The health effects of coffee
are quite controversial. Depending on who you ask, it
is either a super healthy
beverage or incredibly
harmful. But despite what you may
have heard, there are actually
plenty of good things to be
said about coffee. For example, it is high in
antioxidants and linked to a
reduced risk of many diseases. However… it also contains
caffeine, a stimulant that can
cause problems in some people
and disrupt sleep. 
This article takes a detailed
look at coffee and its health
effects, examining both the
pros and cons. Coffee Contains Some
Essential Nutrients and is
Extremely High in
Antioxidants Coffee is more than just dark
brown water… many of the
nutrients in the coffee beans
do make it into the drink. A typical 8oz (240 ml) cup of
coffee contains (1): Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)
: 11% of the RDA. Vitamin B5
(Pantothenic Acid): 6% of the RDA. Vitamin B1 (Thiamin): 2% of the
RDA. Vitamin B3 (Niacin): 2% of the RDA. Folate: 1% of the RDA.
Manganese: 3% of the RDA. Potassium: 3% of the RDA. Magnesium: 2% of
the RDA. Phosphorus: 1% of the RDA. This may not seem like a lot,
but try multiplying with 3, 4,
or however many cups you
drink per day. It can add up to
a significant portion of your
daily nutrient intake. But where coffee really shines is in its high content of
antioxidants. The average person who eats
a typical Western diet actually
gets more antioxidants from
coffee than fruits and
vegetables… combined (2, 3). Bottom Line: Coffee contains a small amount
of some vitamins and
minerals, which add up
if you drink many cups
per day. It is also high in
antioxidants. Coffee Contains Caffeine,
A Stimulant That Can
Enhance Brain Function
and Boost Metabolism Caffeine is the most
commonly consumed
psychoactive substance in the
world (4). Soft drinks, tea and chocolate
all contain caffeine, but coffee
is the biggest source. The caffeine content of a
single cup can range from
30-300 mg, but the average
cup is somewhere around
90-100 mg. Caffeine is a known stimulant.
In the brain, it blocks the
function of an inhibitory
neurotransmitter (brain
hormone) called Adenosine. By blocking adenosine,
caffeine actually increases
activity in the brain and the
release of other
neurotransmitters like
norepinephrine and dopamine. This reduces tiredness and
makes us feel more alert (5, 6). There are numerous studies
showing that caffeine can lead
to a short-term boost in brain
function… including improved
mood, reaction time, vigilance
and general cognitive function (7, 8). Caffeine can also boost
metabolism (calories burned)
by 3-11% and even increase
exercise performance by
11-12%, on average (9, 10, 11,
12). However… some of these
effects are likely to be short-
term. If you drink coffee
every day, then you will build
a tolerance to it and the
effects will be less powerful (13). There are also some
downsides to caffeine, which
I’ll get to in a bit. Bottom Line: The main active compound in
coffee is the stimulant
caffeine. It can cause a
short-term boost in
energy levels, brain
function, metabolic rate and exercise
performance. Coffee May Help Protect
Your Brain in Old Age,
Leading to Reduced Risk of
Alzheimer’s and
Parkinson’s Alzheimer’s disease is the
most common
neurodegenerative disease
and a leading cause of
dementia. Studies have shown that
coffee drinkers have up to a
65% lower risk of developing
Alzheimer’s disease (14, 15, 16)
. Parkinson’s is the second most
common neurodegenerative
disease and caused by the
death of dopamine-generating
neurons in the brain. Coffee drinkers have a 32-60%
lower risk of Parkinson’s
disease. The more coffee
people drink, the lower the
risk (17, 18, 19, 20). Bottom Line: Several studies show that coffee
drinkers have a much
lower risk of dementia,
Alzheimer’s disease and
Parkinson’s disease in old
age. Coffee Drinkers Have a
Much Lower Risk of Type 2
Diabetes Type 2 diabetes is
characterized by elevated
blood sugars due to resistance
to the effects of insulin. This is a very common
disease… it has increased 10-
fold in a few decades and now
afflicts over 300 million
people. Interestingly, coffee drinkers
appear to have a significantly
reduced risk of developing
this disease, some studies
showing that coffee drinkers
are up to 23-67% less likely to become diabetic (21, 22, 23, 24)
. In one large review study
that looked at 18 studies with
457,922 individuals, each daily
cup of coffee was linked to a
7% reduced risk of type 2
diabetes (25). Bottom Line: Numerous studies have
shown that coffee
drinkers have a
significantly lower risk
of developing type 2
diabetes. Coffee Drinkers Have a
Lower Risk of Liver
Diseases The liver is an incredibly
important organ that has
hundreds of different
functions in the body. It is very sensitive to modern
insults like excess alcohol and
fructose intake. The end stage of liver damage
is called Cirrhosis, and involves
most of the liver being
replaced with scar tissue. Coffee drinkers have up to an
84% lower risk of developing
cirrhosis, with the strongest
effect for those who drink 4
or more cups per day (26, 27,
28). Liver cancer is also common…
it is the second leading cause
of cancer death worldwide.
Coffee drinkers have up to a
40% lower risk of liver cancer
(29, 30). FOR THE ENTIRE ARTICLE
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