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myths about coffee








Growing up I heard a lot of things about coffee and how

  •  it can cause heart problems 
  •  make you lose weight, 
  • can cause insomnia, 
  • some people even said drinking coffee can cause miscarriage.
  • coffee should be taken by people living in cold region only 

   this made me scared of taking coffee.

  •  coming of age when I check on the internet i found a lot of myth about coffee  such
  •  drinking coffee can lead to addiction,
  •  it will make you sober,
  • it can result to stunted growth
FACTS ABOUT COFFEE
  •  the main chemical constituent of coffee is caffeine, and also contain trigonelline

other foods that contain caffeine are tea, chocolate soft drinks like cocoa cola, Pepsi etc,

  • caffeine mainly acts as CNS stimulant and diuretic
  • for people more sensitivity to caffeine taking coffee can lead to wakefulness not necessary causing insomnia
  • caffeine can cross the placenta so it is advise that pregnant women can take one cup of coffee a day which contain 200mg of caffeine per cup
  • caffeine contain stimulating action and can enhance the stimulating of food but it action on weight loss is not known
  • caffeine as not be scientifically proven to cause stunted growth 










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