Coffee Appreciation

www.britishcoffeeassociation.org

some interesting stuff

· **A cup of coffee contributes to daily fluid intake **and is recognised by the Food Standards Agency and British Dietetic Association as a source of fluid in our diets (3, 4, 5)
· Many large studies looking at the general population have shown that moderate coffee intake is not associated with any increase in the risk of heart disease- a study published in June 2008 showed that women who drank 3 cups of coffee a day were 25% less likely to die from heart disease (6, 7, 8)
· Coffee has demonstrated a protective effect against cognitive declineand certain other neurological disorders; research shows that coffee consumption is associated with a decreased risk of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease (9, 10, 11, 12)
· Coffee has been shown to have a protective effect in the liver; a 71% lower risk of developing liver cirrhosis was found in subjects drinking three or more cups of coffee each day (13), whilst an increase in 2 cups of coffee per day has been associated with a 43% reduced risk of liver cancer (14)
· Coffee may help prevent the development of type 2 diabetes, people who drink 4 or more cups of coffee each day have been found to have a 67% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes (15, 16)