Coffee is one of the most popular beverages around the globe. Your daily cup of coffee will help you feel more energized, as it gets its kick from the natural stimulant called caffeine. Thanks to its high level of nutrients such as mamas kitchen vitamin B, potassium, riboflavin, and antioxidants, coffee seems to also have impressive health benefits.
Here are the top 4 health benefits of coffee:
1- Improves energy level
Coffee helps you feel less tired and increases your energy level. After you drink coffee, the caffeine is absorbed into your bloodstream, then it travels to you brain, and blocks an inhibiter neurotransmitter, which causes a stimulant effect, and improves memory, vigilance, mood and energy level.
2- Helps you burn fat
Several studies show that caffeine boosts your metabolic rate, which means it increases the calories you burn at rest. It also boosts fat burning by raising blood levels of adrenaline, and promoting the release of fatty acids from fat tissues.
3- Improves physical performance
Caffeine increases adrenaline levels in your blood, which enhance the body ability to use its own fat as fuel, and prepares you body for intense physical activity and effectively increases your endurance.
4- May lower the risk of type 2 diabetes
Coffee may lower your chances of getting type 2 diabetes. Coffee is high in antioxidants, which are believed to help prevent inflammatory conditions such as type 2 diabetes.
Finally, not only coffee will wake you up, it will also help you burn fat, improve your physical performance, and lower the risk of several conditions. Be aware of the sugar and saturated fat that is usually added to the coffee, such as flavoured syrups, sugar or whipped cream and keep on enjoying your favourite beverage!
Written by Mariam Fadlallah, Kcal Nutritionist
