على عكس ما هو منتشر، تُعدّ القهوة في الواقع صحية جدًّا؛ فهي تحتوي على مضادات الأكسدة ومُغذيات مفيدة تسهم في تحسين صحتك بشكلٍ كبير. فقد أظهرت الدراسات أن شاربي القهوة تنخفض لديهم -كثيرًا- مخاطر الإصابة بالعديد من الأمراض الخطيرة، بالمقارنة مع الأشخاص الذين لا يشربونها. وفيما يلي أهم 13 حقيقة عن الفوائد الصحية للقهوة، والتي أكَّدتها الدراسات البشرية الفعلية.
1. تحسين مستويات الطاقة لديك وتنشيط مهارات الذكاء
2. يمكن للقهوة أن تساعدك على حرق الدهون
3. للكافيين القدرة على تحسين الأداء البدني بشكل كبير
4. العناصر الغذائية الأساسية في القهوة
5. تقلل القهوة من خطر الإصابة بداء السكري من النوع الثاني
6. تساعد القهوة على الحماية من مرض الزهايمر المسبب للخَرَف
7. يقلل الكافيين من خطر الإصابة بمرض باركنسون
8. للقهوة تأثيرات وقائية من أمراض الكبد
9. تساعد القهوة في محاربة الاكتئاب وجعلك أكثر سعادة
10. من الممكن للقهوة المساهمة في تقليل خطر الإصابة ببعض أنواع السرطان
11. لا تسبب القهوة اعتلال عضلة القلب، وتسهم في التقليل من خطر الإصابة بالسكتة الدماغية
12. تساعدك القهوة على العيش لفترة أطول
13. القهوة هي أكبر مصدر لمضادات الأكسدة في النظام الغذائي
بالنسبة للأشخاص الذين يتبعون نظام حمية وفقًا للمعايير الغربية، تعد القهوة هي الجانب الصحي للحمية؛ ذلك لأن القهوة تحتوي على كمية هائلة من مضادات الأكسدة. وقد أظهرت الدراسات أن معظم الناس يحصلون على المزيد من مضادات الأكسدة من القهوة أكثر من الفواكه والخضروات مجتمعة {54} {55} {56}.
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