What Just One Cup of Coffee Does to Your Liver and Body
Brad Stanfield
Dec 12, 2024
Episode description
Around the world, people drink over 2.25 billion cups of coffee every single day. That's a lot of coffee! But is coffee an addiction that’s helping or harming our livers and bodies?
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Here are the links to the research papers referenced in the video:
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4862107/
https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-021-10991-7
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7003434/
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41371-017-0007-0
https://www.uptodate.com/contents/cardiovascular-effects-of-caffeine-and-caffeinated-beverages
https://www.uptodate.com/contents/cardiovascular-effects-of-caffeine-and-caffeinated-beverages
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10282813/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8594796/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1087079213000518?via%3Dihub
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2257922/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK223808/
https://www.uptodate.com/contents/nutritional-and-non-medication-supplements-permitted-for-performance-enhancement
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763416300690
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/behavioral-neuroscience/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2023.1176382/full
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6213082/
https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/spilling-beans-how-much-caffeine-too-much
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002916523661702
Thumbnail by James Kelly
Video edited by Troy Young
Script by John Milliken
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Mindsip insights from this episode:
Enjoy decaf coffee for liver protection
The association between coffee consumption and a lower risk of liver disease held true even for those drinking decaffeinated coffee.
Drink two to three cups of coffee or tea daily to lower dementia risk
Drinking two or three cups of coffee or tea a day was associated with a 28% lower risk of dementia, though the data shows a U-shaped association.
Stimulate brain function with coffee beyond caffeine
Recent research found that coffee, but not caffeine alone, stimulated brain regions responsible for visual processing, memory, and goal setting.
Find your coffee sweet spot at two to three cups daily
Based on a review of multiple studies, the sweet spot for coffee appears to be around two to three cups a day to maximize benefits and minimize side effects.
Drink coffee to reduce chronic liver disease risk by 49%
Comparing regular coffee drinkers to non-drinkers, researchers observed a 49% reduction in death from chronic liver disease.
Avoid unfiltered coffee to maintain healthy cholesterol levels
Unfiltered coffee, such as from a French press, is shown to increase LDL cholesterol, whereas filtered coffee is not associated with this increase.
