Which causes cancer, cold coffee or hot coffee? Harvard research teaches you how to drink coffee and live longer.

Coffee has all kinds of health benefits, but should I drink cold coffee or hot coffee? )

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Thanks to the westernization of diet, it has become a common eating habit for Easterners to drink coffee, and even many people have to drink coffee every day to refresh themselves. Yes, experiments have confirmed that coffee has an effect similar to that of antidepressants, stimulating the secretion of dopamine and adrenal glands in the brain, so it has a refreshing, refreshing and pleasant effect.

The health benefits of coffee

Many people think that caffeine is addictive. Is drinking coffee good or bad for the body? Frank Hu, director of nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health, said regular coffee consumption can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, heart disease, neurodegenerative diseases and sudden death, according to time magazine (TIME). At present, it is not clear why coffee can cause these mechanisms in the human body, but most studies speculate that coffee contains high levels of antioxidants, polyphenols and minerals.

Would you prefer cold coffee or hot coffee?

In addition, whether it is better to drink hot coffee or cold coffee, Professor Frank Hu also pointed out that the nutritional value and health effect of both are the same. But cold coffee usually has a high concentration of caffeine, so people who are sensitive to caffeine are prone to allergic symptoms when drinking cold coffee.

Coffee has anti-cancer effect, but don't drink these two kinds.

In many observational studies, coffee drinkers have a higher risk of developing liver cancer and cervical cancer. But it is important to note that there are two kinds of coffee that should not be consumed as much as possible. The first is hot coffee that is too hot. The World Health Organization has pointed out that drinks with temperatures higher than 65 degrees Celsius can increase the risk of esophageal cancer. The second is coffee with artificial sweeteners and sugars, drinking too much of this coffee may increase the risk of metabolic symptoms.