OFFEE & FACTS & FIGURES Fve Healthy Facts You May Not Know About Coffe (NAPSA)—Coffee lovers may perk rght up when they hear the latest research brewng about ther favorte bean. It seems coffee really s good for you. Here are a few surprsng facts from the scentfc research: 1. Coffee s rch n antoxdants and fber. The No. 1 source of antoxdants n the Amercan det s not blueberres or broccol. It’s coffee. Your morn- ng cup of joe packs a wallop of antoxdants to protect cells. No other beverage or food even comes close. And coffee’s antox- dants stay more actve n our bodes. Coffee also has more fber than orange juce. In a recent Spansh study, scentsts concluded that “brewed coffee contaned a sgnfcantly hgher amount of soluble detary fber than other common beverages.” 2. Coffee can help you get n shape. Research showscoffee may be especally useful for athletes engaged n sports, such as swmmng, runnng or cyclng. Coffee may ncrease stamna, reduce fatgue and even lessen muscle pan. For many people, experts say that a cup or two of ~ The next tme you drnk to any- one’s health, you may want to rase a cup of delcous, healthy coffee. even whenthey are understress. 4. Coffee s just as hydratng for your body as water. Havng trouble drnkng those eght glasses of water every day? No problem, f you lke coffee. 5. A cup of coffee can help protect you from dsease. Scentfc studes have found that drnkng coffee lowers the rsk of gettng type 2 dabetes. Research shows that coffee drnkers show much less lver damage, even f theyre at hgher coffee 30 to 60 mnutes before a workout may dothetrck. 3. Coffee can help you work out your mnd. Whether you're dong a crossword puzzle, study- rsk due to crrhoss, hepatts or fee can help you better perform tasks nvolvng memory and logcal reasonng. Evdence shows drnkng coffee enables test takers to score hgher declne n older men and reduce the rsk of Alzhemer’s dsease. ng, playng brdge or readng, cof- alcohol abuse—and that coffee also reduces the rsk of lver cancer. Other research ndcates that coffee may help prevent Parknson’s dsease, prevent cogntve For flavorful, healthful food creatons, try the coffee recpes at www.coffeescence.org.
