Volume 14, Issue 33, January - June, 2020

Coffee: A Therapeutic Beverage

Shashi K Agarwal

Medical Director, Agarwal Health Center, New Jersey, USA. Email: usacardiologist@gmail.com; Mobile Phone: 732-895-3200

ABSTRACT

Coffee is thought to have originated in the Ethiopian province of Kaffa and brought out of Africa and the Arab world by the Dutch. It is now consumed worldwide and its popularity is growing. Consumption has increased to more than 2 percent annually in recent years according to the International Coffee Organization. Although commonly consumed for its stimulant effect and social benefits, coffee is now gaining popularity as a disease preventing beverage. The prophylactic effect of drinking coffee on the development of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus is compelling and irrefutable. Most health benefits appear to be related to imbibing about 4 cups a day. This article briefly summarizes the evidence based benefits associated with coffee drinking.

Keywords: caffeine, cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, hepatitis, cancer, Parkinson’s disease, depression

Drug Discovery, 2020, 14(33), 57-60

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