Dr. Natalia Nefedova, a Russian nutrition expert, emphasized that coffee should be drunk at least half an hour following eating, according to the novesti agency.
In an interview with Radio “Sputnik”, the expert indicated that many people drink coffee while eating, but this can lead to a disturbance in the absorption of various mineral elements in food.
She added, “It contains coffee It contains complex chemical compounds that collect minerals, which prevents them from being absorbed naturally. If a person drinks coffee with food always, he will get less zinc, iron and magnesium. So it is best to drink coffee at least 30 minutes following eating.”
She added, and coffee can expel calcium from the body, so the deficiency of this element must be compensated by eating milk and dairy products.
She added, that coffee helps to remove calcium from the body, regarding 12 milligrams of calcium for every 200 milligrams of caffeine (a cup of coffee), so it is preferable to drink coffee with milk because it contains calcium, or you can drink coffee with a piece of cheese, and you can also drink coffee with Vegetable milk, but in this case it should be without sugar, and the milk is saturated with vitamins, calcium and iron.
The expert pointed out that when milk is added to coffee, the calorie content of the drink increases, and it turns into a complete snack, so this must be taken into account and to avoid coffee that contains added sweet-tasting supplements.