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ANZA KOREA
COMMUNITY, NETWORKING, CHARITIES
S P E C I A L E D I T I O N
Coffee Special Edition March 2021
Coffee Time!
Coffee is ingrained in our By Leanne Horridge
culture, it helps us wake up, get
moving and function in our day,
and of course it’s delicious. We are very happy to introduce
Coffee brings us together, is Leanne Horridge
integral to any meeting, and it’s to the ANZA community.
not possible to walk a block in Leanne has a Diploma of Human
most cities without finding a Nutrition from Deakin University and a
coffee shop or cafe. Despite our Bachelor's Degree in Nursing. Her
love for coffee, it’s garnered professional focus is health optimisation
somewhat of an unfair through nutrition, and enjoys working
reputation over the years. It’s with people to tailor nutrition to support
common to hear people saying their personal health goals. Leanne has
they think they should reduce or particular interests in women’s health
stop drinking coffee altogether. and childhood nutrition.
But should they really? She can be contacted at:
optimise.your.nutrition@gmail.com
The benefits of coffee
Coffee is potentially one of our energy helping us charge before reaching for our next
best dietary sources of through the day. Caffeine cup.
.
antioxidants, containing over 1000 consumed before exercise has
bioactive compounds. Coffee been shown to enhance athletic When should we think about
consumption has been studied performance and stamina, and reducing coffee?
extensively, and recent large-scale increase fat metabolism.
reviews of the data have found Brewed coffee (as opposed to Stimulant
that coffee drinkers (moderate instant) also contains Caffeine affects each of us
intake, between 1-4 cups a day) meaningful amounts of soluble differently. Some people can
have a lower risk of all-cause fibre, something we all need for tolerate large amounts of
mortality, lower risk of our digestive health. caffeine, others get the jitters
cardiovascular disease, cancers, after just one cup of coffee.
liver conditions and neurological Of course, while this is pretty Caffeine can also trigger or
disorders. exciting news for coffee lovers, exacerbate anxiety. Pay
it’s important to remember we attention to how much you are
Caffeine in coffee is a stimulant, are all individuals, and there are drinking and how you feel after
and boosts mental alertness and other factors to consider each cup. If you find yourself
Coffee Special Edition March 2021
confirm or refute this. In the
absence of high quality data
confirming safety of coffee
during pregnancy, reducing
coffee intake to one cup or less
per day is a safe guideline.
How do you take your coffee?
There are limitless ways we can
have our coffee, from an
espresso or instant, through to
iced frappés with whipped
cream. Taste is the most likely
driver of coffee choice, but
there are other reasons to
consider changing up your
feeling on edge it might be a Hormone health
beverage.
good idea to cut back a little. Hormone health is a
Caffeine is also found in tea, consideration for women, as
Liquid calories
chocolate, cola and energy coffee can interfere with
If you are conscious of your diet,
drinks, so also consider these oestrogen metabolism in the
whether for the purposes of fat
sources if you are trying to liver. If you experience any
loss, or for reduction of sugar or
reduce your intake. menstrual irregularities, cutting
saturated fat, your coffee
back or eliminating coffee may
choice can have a massive
Sleep help alleviate these symptoms.
impact. An espresso or
Caffeine has a half-life of In post-menopausal women
americano contains practically
about 5 hours, meaning if you caffeine has been shown to
zero calories, while that vanilla
have a cup of coffee then 5 exacerbate physical symptoms
frappuccino can add around
hours later half of it is still in like hot flushes. Each person will
430 calories to your day. Even a
your system. If you are someone have a different experience, it’s
“tall” skim milk latte has around
who struggles to get to sleep at important to pay attention to
100 calories before you add any
your own experience and make
night or are a light sleeper, try
adjustments if necessary. A few
not to drink coffee after 1pm to
studies have found a link
make sure that you give your
between coffee intake and
body time to metabolise the
fracture risk in post-
caffeine. While coffee helps us
menopausal women, but adding
feel alert and boosts our
a tiny amount of milk to your
energy, if you find yourself just
coffee was shown to offset this
waking up when you get to the
risk.
bottom of your first or second
cup, then it might be time to
consider your reliance on
Pregnancy
During pregnancy it’s important
caffeine. Try to reduce your
to monitor coffee intake. Some
intake and aim for a little more
studies have found that coffee
sleep. Sometimes cutting
intake could affect birth weight,
coffee out altogether for a
however a full review of the
short while can be an
available data did not
interesting experiment.
Coffee Special Edition March 2021
"Despite the bad rap coffee
has gained over the years
there is compelling evidence
to keep up this enjoyable
habit, with coffee
consumption being
associated with lower risk
of disease and all-cause
mortality."
sugar. Sticking to black coffee, or adding a splash Summary
of your milk of choice is a good low calorie option. Despite the bad rap coffee has gained over the years
there is compelling evidence to keep up this enjoyable
Cholesterol habit, with coffee consumption being associated with
If you are someone who suffers with high lower risk of disease and all-cause mortality. Of course
cholesterol, then the type of coffee that you certain people may need to limit or avoid consumption,
consume can have an impact. Coffee contains a but most people can safely consume between 1-4 cups
substance called cafestol, which affects the way per day without issue. Coffee can increase your alertness
your body manufactures cholesterol. The good and energy, but make sure you get enough sleep,
news is that coffee prepared with a paper filter maintain a quality diet and enjoy that next cup of liquid
removes most of this substance. gold mindfully.
Brewed vs. instant
Those magical health giving and life lengthening As soon as the COVID restrictions are eased
properties that were mentioned above were
we will resume our monthly coffee mornings.
mostly shown to be associated with brewed
Our Community's safety remains our number
coffee. The same benefits were less likely to be
one priority during these challenging times.
seen with instant coffee.
Please stay safe and please bear with us.
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