Why You Shouldn't Give Up Coffee for New Year!

Finally, it is the New Year and once again, it is time for the yearly resolution. What are your resolutions for this year?

Regular coffee drinkers have lower risk of diabetes, sudden death and some cancers, research has shown. So think again before you try giving up coffee as your New Year’s resolution!

With the help of coffee, the brain may also be protected from Parkinson’s disease as well as speed up some processes of healing for the body. If you are on a diet, good news as it can also help you stay slim!

When people go on a health kick they often decide to give up coffee. However, there is plenty of evidence that shows the health benefits that coffee provides. For a few years now experts have said that there is no need for most people to avoid coffee.

Regular coffee drinkers can benefit from a host of health benefits such as reduced risk of suffering from type 2 diabetes and some cancers. Type 2 diabetes develops when the body does not make enough insulin, which is a key hormone for the conversion of sugar into energy, so the insulin they do make does not work properly.

While many pregnant women avoid coffee altogether, there is no evidence that shows that taking in up to 200mg of caffeine per day poses any harm to their unborn child. 200mg is equivalent to one strong barista made coffee, an instant cup of coffee or a cup of tea.

Slimmers who have a regular daily cup or two of coffee can assist their diet plans as the caffeine content seems to help the body resist the gradual weight gain that defeats so many slimmers.

However, coffee is not recommended for people that suffer from conditions where a short-term increase in heart rate and blood pressure might stress the heart. Children are also recommended to avoid caffeine as they struggle to metabolise it and experts suggest not starting to drink it until they are in their teenage years.

However, single espressos can have as little as 50mg caffeine as the brew method is naturally lower when extracting caffeine than filter coffee.  So if you want flavour and not too much caffeine then espresso based beverages may be the answer.

All of us at La Cimbali hope you enjoy many espressos in 2015.