Popular drink hailed as ‘miracle’ as it can reduce risk of cancer, Parkinson’s and dementia, study finds
A growing number of specialists are highlighting the extraordinary health advantages of coffee, one of the most consumed beverages worldwide. After examining several peer-reviewed research, Texas A&M University Professor Stephen Safe and his colleagues deemed the beverage a “miracle.”
The group even contrasted the advantages of the popular coffee with those of the recently popularised Mediterranean diet and the “magical medication” aspirin. Stephen specifically cited the drink’s potential to lower a person’s risk for a wide range of illnesses to UPI.
Stephen emphasised that the vast majority of evidence indicates that coffee has more positive health effects than negative ones, despite its negative reputation due to its high caffeine content and possible negative effects on oral hygiene.
A 2019 study found that drinking coffee reduces the risk of type 2 diabetes by 22%. A more recent study from 2021 found that those who drank more than 60 cups of coffee a month had a 70% lower risk of liver cancer, a nearly 50% lower risk of colon and breast cancer, and a nearly 30% lower risk of thyroid cancer.
The astounding preventive potential of the breakfast beverage has been known for decades; a 2002 study found it lowered the risk of getting Parkinson’s disease by up to 30%. More research is need to determine exactly what makes the beverage so beneficial. However, the full scope of its miraculous powers is still being unearthed, since a study conducted just last year on coffee-containing diets indicated a lower incidence of neurological conditions including dementia.
Marilyn Cornelis of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine completed the most recent study. For more than 20 years, the associate professor of preventative medicine has been studying the advantages of caffeine and coffee for health.
She clarified that the caffeine in the beverage has a neuro-protective impact and aids in the brain’s production of dopaminergic neurons, which are the brain cells that many Parkinson’s treatments aim to increase. Although acknowledging the need for further research, she suggested that coffee’s health benefits may stem from the polyphenols it naturally produces, which may have antioxidant properties.
Furthermore, the claims that coffee consumption is linked to heart disease were refuted by an analysis of 32 studies that were published in the previous year. However, Dr. Donald D. Hensrud of the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine noted that excessive coffee consumption can exacerbate symptoms such as excessive urination and heart palpitations in older men who have enlarged prostate glands.
