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Get the Most out of Your Cup of Coffee: Best Ways to Drink It
Amber Yang
Jojo Novaes

Some people think coffee is refreshing and helps them lose weight, so they enjoy a cup or two daily. On the other hand, some believe coffee affects cardiovascular health and choose to avoid it. Dr. Chang Chin-chien, a 78-year-old honorary professor of surgery at National Taiwan University Hospital, still operates on patients every week. One of his health-preserving secrets is drinking three cups of coffee a day.

Initially resistant to coffee, Dr. Chang began to study it after he finally did taste (and enjoyed) it. To uncover its benefits, he went as far as Vietnam, Laos, Ethiopia, and even coffee farms in Central and South America to learn how it is cultivated. Over the years, he authored several books on the topic, such as “Coffee and Health—Coffee Laboratory” and “A Cup of Coffee Fights All Diseases.” Instead of calling him a coffee connoisseur, it is more appropriate to call him a coffee addict, Dr. Chang said with a smile.
Composition and Efficacy of Coffee

In an interview with The Epoch Times health program “Health 1+1,” Dr. Chang said that in addition to caffeine, there are other even more important components in coffee, such as the antioxidant chlorogenic acid, cafestol, and caffeic acid, that remove free radicals from the body. Studies have also recognized that coffee positively affects Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, gout, heart disease, dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and even liver, colorectal, and breast cancers.

Some people experience heart palpitations after drinking coffee and thus believe that coffee is unsuitable for the heart. In this regard, Dr. Chang cited a recent paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine that drinking caffeinated coffee does not significantly increase atrial contractions. He said drinking coffee can help dilate the bronchi to a certain extent, which is helpful for asthma, and it is also helpful for fighting body inflammation and metabolic issues. A 2019 study published in the European Journal of Epidemiology found that drinking two to four cups of coffee daily was associated with lower all-cause mortality.

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