The Benefits and Risks of Coffee Consumption: Exploring its Effects on Health and Wellness

2023-08-03 16:31:06

Coffee is one of the most consumed drinks in Colombia and the world, because beyond tradition, it has multiple properties and benefits for health. Effects such as helping to concentrate on daily activities, as well as providing energy and the fact that it is stimulating, make it a ‘flag’ liquid at any time of the day.

Coffee is one of the most consumed drinks in Colombia and the world. | Photo: Getty Images

In fact, the European Society of Cardiology revealed that caffeine consumption reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease and even mentioned the number of cups per day that should be consumed to achieve this goal.

There are many nutritional properties that coffee consumption brings to the body. However, according to the American Institute of Medicine, published by El Universo, detailed what are the health problems that excessive coffee intake entails.

Headaches or migraines can be one of the consequences of caffeine, since it blocks adenosine, causing less blood to circulate in the blood vessels of the brain.

Migraine headache can cause vertigo. | Photo: Getty Images.

Caffeine can raise blood pressure and cause hypertension, due to its stimulating effect on the central nervous system as well as the fact that it causes vasoconstriction. Excessive consumption can disrupt natural sleep cycles, causing insomnia. The stimulating effect of caffeine blocks adenosine, a neurotransmitter that influences sleepiness.

Excessive consumption of coffee can cause insomnia. | Photo: Oli Kellett

It raises cholesterol levels in the blood, an effect that is given not only by the amount of coffee consumed, but also by its preparation. Coffee not only has side effects on the brain, but on other organs and systems of the body. One of them is the stomach, since, according to studies, “coffee has a laxative effect, which might be due to the fact that it helps to release the gastrin hormone.”

What people should not drink coffee?

In addition, experts restrict coffee intake to people with digestive disorders, as indicated by Aarp, which places special emphasis on gastroesophageal reflux. Regarding the reasons, “coffee can promote the presence of heartburn” and for gastritis “it can be irritating and promote stomach pain in those who already suffer from inflammation of the gastric mucosa,” according to the cited source.

Gastritis is a group of diseases that have in common inflammation of the stomach lining, which is caused by the same bacterial infection and is caused by most stomach ulcers, the regular use of certain pain relievers and even by drinking alcoholic beverages. . | Photo: Getty Images

For its part, MedlinePlus says there are some unwanted “side effects” that caffeine can cause. These are accentuated when people consume more than 400 milligrams a day.

There are patients who are more likely to perceive these effects of caffeine. | Photo: Getty Images

The medical source also points out that there are patients who are more likely to perceive these effects of caffeine. It also indicates that once this substance enters the body “it reaches its maximum level in the blood within an hour following consuming it. You can continue to feel the effects of caffeine for four to six hours.”

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