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Almost everyone knows coffee is a stimulant, but not everyone realises there are advantages to drinking coffee.

Our major source of caffine is coffee, but it also contains almost 400 other chemicals as well as antioxidants, niacin, some minerals, tannins, and caramelised sugar.

So what are the advantages?

An ageing study has revealed that coffee helps improve your memory and mental functioning, especially in older people. A study was completed on women of over 80 years of age, and it was found that those who moderately drank coffee throughout their lifetime performed better in tests of mental function. Of course as a stimulant it has always been known to help you keep awake and stay alert.

And the disadvantages?

The majority of the disadvantages are linked to high coffee consumption, or more than 300mg of caffine a day.
*linked with a delay in the conception (infertility).
*linked with heart problems, (irregular heart rhythms, and rises in blood pressure).
*linked to cholesterol problems, (in the liver coffee compounds boost the production of cholesterol).
*linked to bone loss and osteoporosis, (increases calcium loss in urine).
*linked to prostate irritation in men, (diuretic).
*linked to headaches, twitches, and nervous irritability when cutting back, (withdrawal).

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