It's another high temperature!Do you want to come with a cup of ice coffee?

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In Shanghai, large and small coffee shops can be seen everywhere, American OR latte, cold extract or ice drops. Many people think that one day without coffee is incomplete! Let's talk about how to drink coffee healthily today?

The nutritional value of coffee

The caffeine is a kind of alkaloid, which is the same as the cocoainer and green tea in the cocoa. Caffeine is a central nervous system stimulant and a stimulator of metabolism.

Pure caffeine is white and is a pink with a strong bitter taste. It can accelerate the metabolism of the human body, make people stand sober and sensitive, and the effect of "refreshing" coffee is also popular.

For example: Drinking a cup of fragrant coffee when you are reviewing or driving long distances before the test, which can reduce fatigue.

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In addition, coffee also contains a large amount of minerals, such as potassium, iron, zinc, etc., and also contains antioxidant chloroic acid.

Studies have found that natural antioxidants can prevent the occurrence of cancer, heart disease and cataract. Coffee and tea contain green original acid, but the antioxidant effect of coffee is 4 times higher than that of tea.

The healthy value of drinking coffee in moderation

1 refreshing the brain and reducing fatigue

Drinking 1 ~ 2 cups of 355 ml of American coffee can achieve the effect of reducing fatigue, enhancing soberness and shortening reaction time.

2

Caffeine has the effect of assisted analgesic, and some painkillers also have caffeine.

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3 Reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease

Long -term intake (US FDA standard: adult caffeine intake <400 mg/day ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ ≈ 长 355 ml of American coffee coffee) coffee can significantly improve the ability to prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

4 Reduce diabetes risk

The Chinese Nutrition Society pointed out that drinking coffee in moderation may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes.

Institutions such as the International Diabetes Alliance and the United States Diabetes Association also believe that patients with diabetes can drink coffee in moderation, pay attention not to take too much sugar when drinking coffee.

Precautions for drinking coffee

1. Drinking five cups (about 150 ml per cup) or more every day, it is easy to cause addiction and endanger physical health.

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2. Drinking coffee in the morning is indeed helpful for a sober mind and shaking, but it is recommended to drink after breakfast. Drinking on an empty stomach is easy to harm gastrointestinal function. People with gastrointestinal and duodenal ulcers should especially avoid drinking coffee on an empty stomach.

3. It is not advisable to drink coffee after wine, which will stimulate blood vessel dilation, accelerate blood circulation, and increase the burden on cardiovascular.

4. Do not use coffee to swallow medicines, especially taking antibiotics and gastric ulcers to avoid stimulating the stomach and causing pain and discomfort.

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5. To distinguish coffee and coffee beverages, you need to pay attention to adding sugar in coffee beverages to not be underestimated. In the case of caffeine, cream, chocolate, and sugar are added. Its energy has increased.

Who is not suitable for drinking coffee

1 child

Due to the incomplete physical development of children, the half -life of caffeine metabolism in the body will be extended. Generally speaking, children under the age of 12 need to prohibit caffeine.

2 pregnant women

Although the American Association and other institutions such as the American Preparation can drink coffee during pregnancy, it is recommended to consume no more than 150 to 300 mg of caffeine daily.

Renewal evidence in recent years shows that drinking coffee during pregnancy may be related to the increase in natural abortion risk. Excessive coffee can cause fetal malformations, limited growth or abortion.

3 Elderly women with osteoporosis

Studies have found that drinking coffee and tea often increases the occurrence of osteoporosis because caffeine contained in it can increase the discharge of calcium, magnesium, sodium, and chloride. After menopausal women's intake of caffeine is greater than 300 mg/day, there will be higher bone mass loss, especially in the lumbar spine.

4 patients with cardiovascular disease

People with hypertension, coronary heart disease, arteriosclerosis and other diseases should drink coffee with caution.

5 gout patients

Drinking a large amount of coffee can promote gout.

6 Patients with renal failure

Coffee contains high potassium, and patients with renal failure have high potassium.

7 Digestive system disorder people

Large -dose caffeine can cause nausea and vomiting. Caffeine is a strong stimulant secreted by gastric acid, which can increase the duodenal ulcer. Therefore, people with a digestive tract system should also drink coffee with caution.

8 insomnia

Long -term drinking coffee will affect the sedative effect and make the sleep depth lighter. Large -dose caffeine can also produce symptoms similar to anxiety neurological function, such as susceptible to excitement, insomnia, palpitations, flushing and headache.

As a "coffee capital", there are currently more than a dozen mainstream coffee on the market: Italian concentration, American, Mocha, Kabucchino ... In fact, the home home can also make boutique coffee, which is never better than coffee shops. Sell ​​poorly.

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American coffee (black coffee)

Suitable for office workers and fitness people, with low calories. You can make coffee machines directly at home without adding any sugar, that is, water and coffee beans.

Or use frozen dried powder to brew, here is to distinguish the quick -dissolving coffee powder (three in one). When brewing, pay attention to the water temperature, at 83 ° C-95 ° C.

Cold extract, ice drop coffee

These two coffee are particularly suitable for hot summer.Cold extract is completely soaked in the water with coarsely grinding coffee powder, soaking for more than 8 hours (better 12-16 hours). The taste is more round and smooth, and the acidity is lower.There is no special flavor.Ice droplet coffee is coffee extracted through the coffee powder that dripped during ice.Compared with cold coffee, ice -drop coffee has more obvious characteristics and more mellow taste.

Coconut coffee

Coconut water is the best element of thirst in summer. The CP of the coffee group has only been in the coffee circle in recent years. Buy fresh coconut directly, take its coconut juice, and ice.

Ice coconut water + concentrated coffee, sweet and refreshing, without the burden of sugar, very healthy.

Edit: Wang Jiaxin

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