Facts and fiction about coffee

Coffee is bad for you
Fiction It has long been thought that coffee increased the risk for cardiovascular disease and cancer, but a significant, permanent increase has never been shown through scientific study. It has been shown that coffee influences cholesterol levels. Unfiltered coffee can increase cholesterol levels if consumed in big quantities. If you drink filtered coffee, which is usually the case, then there is no measurable effect on cholesterol levels. Some researchers even think that coffee has beneficial effects on our body. Coffee contains anti-oxidants that protect us. Some say that coffee also reduces your risk for diseases like Parkinson’s disease.

Coffee makes you hyper active
Fact Coffee is well known for the boost it gives to those who have trouble starting up in the morning or those who can not go to bed yet in the evening. The caffeine in coffee increases the reaction speed and according to some it makes you see more sharp. But coffee can keep you awake at night by preventing you from falling asleep. And large amounts of coffee can cause heart palpitations, head aches and a feeling of being rushed. Too much coffee causes stress. The quantity of coffee that causes this effect differs from person to person.

Pregnant women should not drink coffee
Fiction Lots of coffee increases the risk of a lower birth weight of a baby. The fetus also gets the caffeine. But you don’t have to change your coffee habit completely. The current advice for pregnant women is: maximum two cups of coffee per day.

Coffee works as a diuretic
Fiction For a long time it was thought that coffee works as a diuretic, taking fluids away from your body. And that to keep your moisture level up, you should drink a lot of water to compensate. Researchers have discovered now that the diuretic effects of coffee are rather limited. That is why you can count coffee towards your daily fluid intake of 1,5 liters.

A cup of coffee cures a hangover
Fiction Have you drunk too much? Then you could be craving a pot of coffee. And you can feel a little better after having a cup of coffee. That’s because of the caffeine. But coffee is certainly not a way to get rid of your hangover. You need bigger guns for that, like taking an hour long walk or a working out in the gym to sweat out the alcohol. Or eat a plate of bacon and eggs.

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