While you may believe that coffee is a stimulant you should avoid at all costs, a new study reveals why it can be helpful for you both mentally and physically.
According to the findings, one cup of coffee can boost productivity at work as it makes you mentally alert.
It said that drinking coffee before or during a meeting can lead to focused and productive brainstorming sessions.
This study is the first of its kind to show the effects of caffeine on a group’s performance. For this, two different experiments were conducted where 70 undergrad students were tested.
For the first experiment, a small group was given coffee about 30 minutes before the meeting. The other group was given coffee after the meeting.
In the second experiment, the participants were given coffee before the meeting but some were given decaf coffee.
The results showed that the group who had coffee before the discussion had a more focused and productive meeting and they were pleased with the discussion.
However, those who had coffee after the discussion or were given decaf coffee, were not very pleased with the discussion and rated the performance as poor.
Coffee also has the ability to make you feel less tired and can boost your energy levels thanks to a psychoactive substance known as caffeine.
Caffeine gets absorbed into your bloodstream and has the ability to boost brain function. Besides this, coffee has four health benefits as well.
1. Burns fat
Did you know caffeine is present in all fat-burning supplements? Yes, caffeine promotes weight loss as it is one of the few substances that induce the fat-burning process.
Studies show that caffeine can boost one’s metabolic rate by 3%-11%.
Studies also show that caffeine stimulates the fat burning process by 10% in obese people and 29% in lean people.
However, this effect is likely to vanish in regular coffee drinkers.
2. Boosts physical performance
Caffeine prompts the nervous system to send signals to break down fat cells in the body and boosts adrenaline levels in the blood. This hormone prepares your body for intense physical exertion.
When fat cells are broken down, they are released in the bloodstream as fuel and are then used up by the body as fuel.
This is why coffee is recommended half an hour before you hit the gym.
3. Delivers nutrition
Coffee contains a wide variety of nutrients. It is rich in manganese, potassium, niacin, magnesium and riboflavin.
4. Protects your liver
The liver is the largest and the most important organ of your body. It regulates over 500 functions in your body and likewise, it is at a higher risk of a number of diseases.
One of the worst conditions of the liver is cirrhosis.
People who drink four or more cups of coffee in a day have an 80% lower risk of developingcirrhosis.
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