The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking or knowledge of the coffee tree appeared in the middle of the 15th century in the accounts of Ahmed al-Ghaffar in Yemen. Accounts differ on the origin of the coffee plant prior to its appearance in Yemen. From Ethiopia, coffee could have been introduced to Yemen via trade across the Red Sea. Over the past few decades coffee has been extensively researched to develop better understanding of this vastly popular drink
Latest coffee research has not only shown numerous health benefits like it lowers your risk of dying from cardiovascular disease and of contracting coronary heart disease, congestive heart failure, Parkinson’s disease and type 2 diabetes but scientists have discovered it measurably speeds your reflexes, improves your vision, sends more oxygen to your brain, reduces pain and makes you physically stronger.
A study published in the “British Journal of Nutrition” earlier this year found that coffee causes your appetite, waist circumference and BMI (though not the most accurate measure) to experience a “significant decline.” The study showed that coffee (even decaf) “significantly reduces fasting blood glucose and insulin resistance” which means that the coffee is improving your vitals even as it’s helping you LOSE EXTRA WEIGHT.
Coffee is known for stimulating effect mainly because of its caffeine content making it a very good pre-workout drink. Anyone trying to get more out of their training should have coffee 30-45 minutes before training. By helping with increased intensity during the training coffee can help you get more out of your workout thus directly impacting your fat-loss.
Of course it’s needless to say that for fat-loss, if your diet doesn’t allow extra calories you should take your coffee without sugar, milk and cream. So high-quality black coffee should be a part of everyone’s daily routine.
Reference:
Hanieh Roshan et. al. (2018) Effects of green coffee extract supplementation on anthropometric indices, glycaemic control, blood pressure, lipid profile, insulin resistance and appetite in patients with the metabolic syndrome: a randomized clinical trial.
