Which is healthier? Coffee or Tea

SIBY HERALD

The strongest evidence for coffee's health benefits centre around diabetes. Drinking coffee at least three cups per day has been linked to a lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes in a number of studies. Coffee caffeinated and decaffeinated contains an antioxidant called chlorogenic acid, which has been shown to dampen inflammation in the body, reduce glucose (sugar) absorption and improve how the body uses insulin, the hormone that lowers blood glucose.


There is a downside with coffee for some people as it has high caffeine content. Drinking too much coffee can result in a high intake of caffeine which can disrupt sleep and rob calcium from bones (if you consume too little calcium from foods). And some studies suggest that high intakes of caffeine during pregnancy can increase the risk of miscarriage.


Women of childbearing age should limit caffeine intake to 300 milligrams per day. Other healthy adults can safely consume 400 milligrams daily almost 2.5 cups of coffee worth. (One eight ounce cup of regular coffee (filter drip) contains roughly 180 milligrams of caffeine.) If you are not sensitive to caffeine and don't suffer heartburn, both coffee and tea are considered healthy especially if you skip the sugar. If it's antioxidants you're after, go for green tea which contains about three times more catechins than black tea.


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