Raise your hand if you don’t have the daily addiction of coffee. And who can wake up well in the morning without their morning ritual. Yep, because the black drink counts at least two billion regular consumers every day, all over the world. But the good news is that a myriad of health benefits have been attributed to coffee – ranging from reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease, cardiovascular disease, obesity to cancer. But the harm / benefit ratio runs on a tightrope. That’s why we should know what happens to us after we ingest a nice cup of coffee. Coffee, soon after the heart rate increases
You feel more awake and energetic after drinking coffee
Merit (or fault) of its action on the heart. In fact, shortly after taking it, some researchers highlighted an increase in heartbeat that goes from the traditional 60 beats per minute to 80/100. It seems that the stimulation of cardiac function, associated with the nervous one, also helps to increase oxygenation and consequently the energy supply. This cardiac gymnastics even seems to reduce the chances of heart attack. But like all good news there is always the downside: the hyper stimulating effect can cause some people to have blood pressure changes, anxiety, insomnia, panic attacks and hot flashes. In addition, abuse appears to be linked to a narrowing of the arteries. According to a study published on PloS One, in fact, more than 2 cups of coffee a day would increase the risk of coronary heart disease. The cause would lie in the presence of some diterpenes. But increasing the amount of antioxidants would avoid the problem.After the coffee, there is no gastric tsunami
In reality, coffee would present a much higher stimulation action at the level of the digestive system. In fact, within a short time of ingestion, gastric and biliary secretion increase dramatically. But the differences are evident depending on whether you are close to meals or not. After a large meal, in fact, there is a pleasant sensation of gastric emptying. But if you take it for breakfast or on an empty stomach, many of you will be forced to make a run for the nearest bathroom. This happens because the intestines can become irritated causing an almost immediate desire to evacuate. To summarize in a nutshell: coffee stimulates digestion right away by increasing, first of all, the production of sage. After which it excites the secretion of bile juices and intestinal motility. The latter, however, if strongly altered,Coffee changes glucose tolerance
Perhaps also for this reason, coffee is recommended for diabetics. According to some studies, in fact, after drinking coffee glucose tolerance is altered thanks to a particular antioxidant found in the drink. It is called chlorogenic acid and seems to have the specific task of slowing down the transport of glucose. It increases acidity and gastritis but does not resolve constipation
If you consume coffee daily, you do not improve the problem of constipation at all, far from it: in addition to causing violent irritation of the mucous membranes, it could increase abdominal swelling. Which results in another problem related to constipation. Furthermore, if you suffer from gastric acidity, reflux, ulcers and gastritis, the problems only increase. A study published in Epidemiology, however, managed to show that caffeinated drinks do not make stomach ulcers worse. It is therefore evident that the problem is due to the presence of other components found in coffee. The drink, in fact, also contains other types of alkalodes, trigonellin, mineral salts, chlorogenic acids, melanoidins, kahweolo, cafestol.
Effects of coffee: gastritis worsens – Photo Subbotina AnnaIf you drink a little coffee, you reduce tooth decay
When we are away from home and cannot brush our teeth, we can rely on a nice cup of coffee. The latter, in fact, seems to be able to eradicate caries bacteria such as the now famous streptococcus mutans. But if we consume at least five cups a day, our teeth will start to deteriorate. As it is logical to think, there is a yellowish color and an increase in the breath with the aroma of coffee. What is worse, however, is that our oral mucous membranes become excessively dry. But that’s not all: the cells that populate our mouth die much faster. In all cases, therefore, we can obtain negative or positive effects depending on the daily amount we take. As always, balance is the essential element for our well-being.
