Coffee, nutrition and health

Authors

  • Marc Rubio Celorio Ciència i Tecnologia dels Aliments. Escola Politècnica Superior de la Universitat de Girona

Abstract

Coffee is one of themost consumed drinks worldwide because of
its unique organoleptic properties and possibly also thanks to its ability to stimulate individuals.However, coffee consumption is frequently associated with unhealthy lifestyles such as smoking and staying up late,which have given it a negative image.On the other hand, there aremany foodmyths and beliefs, even amongst health professionals, related to its potential adverse effects,most of which have not been proved scientifically.
In the last years, however, several epidemiological studies consistently show that coffee consumption is associated with a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, liver disease...Mechanisms that may explain these effects are not yet fully described, but everything points to the fact that they are due to the presence of caffeine and the high content of antioxidants found in coffee, and therefore this document is focused on these compounds.

KEYWORDS: Coffee, caffeine, antioxidants, health.

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Published

2012-05-30

How to Cite

Rubio Celorio, M. (2012). Coffee, nutrition and health. TECA: Tecnologia I Ciència Dels Aliments, 17–24. Retrieved from https://revistes.iec.cat/index.php/TECA/article/view/54402

Issue

Vol. 13, Núm. 2 : desembre 2011

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