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Showing posts with label Coffee. Show all posts

Sunday, April 1, 2012

Is coffee Espresso Dangerous to Your Health?

Coffee has caffeine which has a hazard to health. A cup of espresso that is strong coffee has higher caffeine content than regular coffee. Caffeine in coffee has a stimulant effect that is not good for health. Caffeine can cause a person to have difficulty sleeping. Caffeine also causes difficulty in controlling one's emotions, and difficulty concentrating. Caffeine is also indicated could lead to cancer.

In addition to caffeine, it turns out espresso or brewed coffee can raise cholesterol levels. Coffee beans contain cholesterol-enhancing compounds, called kafestol. Kafestol will come out of the coffee beans when hot water is poured directly on the ground coffee. In the manufacture of espresso, hot water will be sprayed with high pressure directly into the coffee so that it will produce kafestol.

The process of making espresso without the use of filter paper so that it will generate enough kafestol. If not using a filter paper, then kafestol still contained in the coffee brew.
Kafestol contained in a cup of espresso approximately 4 mg or more. Kafestol content as much as it can raise cholesterol levels as much as one percent. But the increase in cholesterol levels is not too much if you only drink a small cup of espresso a day.

Wednesday, February 22, 2012

Coffee Really Can Lose Weight?

We find many different opinions in public about the benefits of drinking coffee to losing weight. Some people might have believed, and some do not.

Katherine Zeratsky, RD., LD, a nutritionist from the Mayo Clinic explains, a little caffeine can help you lose weight or prevent weight gain. But so far, there is no strong evidence that increasing caffeine intake to reduce weight significantly or permanently.

Caffeine is found in various types of beverages including coffee, tea, energy drinks and colas. In fact, caffeine can also be found in products containing cocoa or chocolate, and in a variety of drugs and dietary supplements, including supplements aimed at weight loss.
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