Abstract

RAMIREZ PRADA, Dianna Mayrene. COFFEE, CAFFEINE VS. HEALTH REVIEW OF the EFFECTS OF COFFEE CONSUMPTION IN HEALTH. Univ. Salud [online]. 2010, vol.12, n.1, pp.156-167. ISSN 0124-7107.

Coffee consumption can have positive and risky health effects to the people who drink it according to the evidence found in experimental and epidemiological studies which demonstrate the relation of coffee with memory, intellectual functions, neurodegenerative diseases, diabetes type 2 and hepatic diseases, and the ergogenic function, like the possible beneficial effects. The adverse effects include the increase in the severity of gastrointestinal pathologies, fertility alterations, increase in the arterial pressure and cholesterol, which constitutes a risk in the cardiovascular health and interaction with some nutrients preventing its correct absorption. All these effects are subject to physiopathological characteristics and the individual susceptibility. The purpose of this article is to present arguments based on the scientific evidence which will serve to sensitize people to take a conscious decision about the consumption of this drink.

Keywords : Coffee; caffeine; coffee consumption; adverse effects; positive effects.

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