The Benefits of Caffeinated Coffee

For those who could not function without several doses of caffeinated coffee a day there is good news because recent research shows that it can actually be healthy. In fact, many studies on caffeine have been done from various government sources including the National Cancer Institute, the US Food and Drug Administration, the American Medical Association, the International Food Information Council, and many more. And what do all these accredited organizations say?

According to them, it is OK to go ahead and have that coffee with caffeine because studies show that moderate intake of caffeine (3-6 cups of coffee a day) does not increase the risk of many diseases that we once thought it did. In fact, it has been shown that you will not increase your risk of cancer, cardio vascular disease, high blood pressure, osteoporosis or pregnancy complications by enjoying your daily cup of Joe. On a side note, one study showed that contrary to popular belief, caffeine does not sober you up when you've had too much to drink.

One thing that caffeinated coffee will do for you, however, is enhance your endurance in performance at any kind of athletics. Tests showed that taking caffeine about a half hour before athletic activity resulted in less fatigue, longer endurance and faster times.

Another thing that caffeine does is helps to speed up metabolism; so it may help in weight loss. This is a reason caffeine is a key ingredient in many diet pills. It also frees up the fatty acids by breaking down the fat and helps to convert fat stores to energy with 30% more efficiency when caffeine is consumed before exercise.

When caffeine is ingested, either through coffee or any other caffeinated beverage, it goes to work in the central nervous system, stimulating and an increasing the heart rate. It encourages glucose to be released into the blood and elevates dopamine levels which helps stimulate the "pleasure" region of our brains. This is probably why many people find drinking coffee so pleasurable!

Now that you know caffeinated coffee has many good effects on you, you should also know that your best bet is to drink it in moderation. Anywhere between three to 6 cups a day is considered moderate but don't forget you might also be taking in a lot of caffeine from sodas, chocolate, and even tea; so you want to take care to note how much caffeine you have each day to keep it within reasonable levels.

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