Summary
Coffee, black gold, 'poison of choice'. Whatever you call it, it is the world's second most popular non-water beverage (second only to all forms of tea combined) and consumed world-wide.
Coffee can be seen as a nutritional product as it is a mixture of many nutriceutical compounds that all have individual purposes. Coffee can also exert effects like any supplement or drug and rival some of them in potency. It is not just an inert food product, coffee is a supplement.
What are other names for Coffee?
Note that Coffee is also known as:
- Liquid gold
Coffee should not be confused with:
- Caffeine (major constituent)
- Chlorogenic Acid (other major compound)
Examine Database: Coffee
Research FeedRead all studies
Coffee consumption and cognition in the context of atrial fibrillation
In this cross-sectional study in 2,413 older adult participants in Switzerland with a history of atrial fibrillation, higher daily coffee consumption was associated with better cognition.
Associations between diet and rheumatoid arthritis risk
Can drinking coffee or tea affect the risk of glioma?
Is coffee or caffeine consumption associated with improvements in multiple sclerosis?
Coffee-derived chlorogenic acid and cognition
References
Examine Database References
- Adiponectin - Kempf K, Herder C, Erlund I, Kolb H, Martin S, Carstensen M, Koenig W, Sundvall J, Bidel S, Kuha S, Tuomilehto JEffects of coffee consumption on subclinical inflammation and other risk factors for type 2 diabetes: a clinical trialAm J Clin Nutr.(2010 Apr)
- Cognitive Function - Johal K, Jones DJW, Bell L, Lovegrove JA, Lamport DJImpact of coffee-derived chlorogenic acid on cognition: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Nutr Res Rev.(2024 Oct 15)