We often like to start our day with a cup of coffee. Coffee is beneficial for health, it has been revealed in many research. Coffee helps increase brain function, but there is still little information about which and how much coffee should be consumed daily. Uma Naidu, a nutritional psychiatrist and director of nutrition and lifestyle psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, tells SELF that drinking three cups of coffee a day is enough.
According to Naidu, a study that tracked the coffee consumption and brain health of 676 elderly men over the past 10 years found that coffee drinkers had less than half of the people who did not drink coffee showed intellectual decline. . Those who drank three cups of coffee a day had the least brain decline.
A Harvard study examined the likelihood of death in more than two million participants over 20 years. The study found that people who consumed coffee were less likely to die sooner. According to the study, those who drank 3 cups of coffee a day lived longer.
How coffee affects brain health: Coffee affects brain function and overall health, Naidu has given this information in a post on Instagram. Caffeine consumption increases serotonin and acetylcholine, which can stimulate the brain and help stabilize the brain’s blood flow. The polyphenol micronutrients in coffee can prevent tissue damage from free radicals, as well as stabilize blood vessel blockages in the brain.
How much coffee to consume: According to Naidu, limited consumption of coffee is good, consuming too much coffee can cause digestive problems. The effect of every food on every person is different. Some people feel good after drinking coffee, then they can drink coffee, but people who have problems after drinking coffee, they can reduce its consumption.
Dietitians at Bhatia Hospital in Mumbai believe that consuming 3 to 5 cups, or 400 mg, of caffeine daily is good for most people. There are no calories or carbohydrates and fat in a cup of coffee. Divan said black coffee also contains several micronutrients, including potassium, magnesium and niacin.