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Enjoy Taste and Health Benefits of Coffee

By: Samar Yahya

Coffee is one of the most popular beverages all over the world. Tastes may vary from Arabic coffee to black or latte with many flavours, yet the benefits maintain.

There are many good reasons to drink coffee; studies show that coffee drinkers have a much lower risk of several serious diseases. It is high in antioxidants and beneficial nutrients.

Here are some of the benefits of coffee:

* Helps in burning fats: Almost every fat burning supplement contains caffeine. It is one of the few natural substances proven to help in fat burning.

* Improves physical performance: Being a fat burner, caffeine can improve physical performance by 11-12%.

* Contains healthy nutrients: Coffee contains vitamin B2, B3, manganese, magnesium and potassium that are all essential nutrients for the body.

* Lowers risk of Alzheimer: Caffeine may protect against Alzheimer disease.

* Reduces liver cancer risk: Researchers found that drinking 1-3 cups of coffee everyday would reduce risk of liver cancer by 29%.

* Less Gout risk: A study showed that drinking coffee might decrease the development of gout in men.