And Now for Coffee 24/09/2011
 I've recently posted on tea, cocoa and red wine. I may as well finish the series and add a brief word on coffee (even though I'm drinking a cup of cocoa as a write!). Coffee falls into the category of one of those foods/drinks that divides the public as to its health benefits. You'll notice that most people eliminate it from their diets when trying to 'detox' and improve their eating and drinking habits. Others rely on the caffeine hit to wake them up in the morning and pep them up mid afternoon. Some are addicted, some drink it for social purposes only and others, like me, drink it for the sheer pleasure of the taste sensation of a perfectly extracted coffee. The fact that it has an extremely high antioxidant status and numerous health benefits simply reinforces my daily coffee habit. Here are a few things about coffee that you may not have been aware about: A recent study from a group at Harvard has added to the studies showing that several cups a day of coffee improved metabolic and liver function. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21914162 Coffee is an extremely rich source of polyphenols, with one cup of coffee providing around 350mg of phenolic compounds, mainly chlorogenic and caffeic acids. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20138903 A meta-analysis published in the Archives of Internal Medicine found the consumption of several cups of coffee a day reduced the risk of type II diabetes by 25%. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20008687 Time for me to make a coffee with the freshly roasted beans from my friend and world authority on coffee, Paul Bassett http://www.paulbassett.com/ Comments Comments are closed. | 
ABOUT TONY Tony is the director of the Boutagy Fitness Institute and has recently completed a PhD in sports science at Charles Darwin University. He is also an Adjunct Associate at the University of the Sunshine Coast. Previously, Tony has been a lecturer at the Australian Fitness Network, the Australian Institute of Fitness, the Australian Catholic University, NetFit New Zealand, New Zealand Weightlifting & is currently on the editorial board for The University of the Sunshine Coast's Fitness Research program, a member of the Australian Institute of Fitness Personal Training Advisory Panel and sits on an expert task force panel for Fitness Australia. Having written strength workouts for athletes in 24 different sports, Tony is actively involved in strength & conditioning and providing educational seminars & resources for personal trainers. Tony was the recipient of the 2004 Australian Fitness Industry’s Author of the Year Award and is a certified ART provider for the entire body and long nerve tract. He is a member of the American Society of Nutrition (ASN), the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the National Lipid Association (NLA), the American Nutraceutical Association (ANA) and The National Strength & Conditioning Association (NSCA). In his spare time, Tony enjoys cooking (mainly Thai), playing guitar (mainly classical) and reading (mainly ancient history). ArchivesMay 2012 Categories |
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