There is no real introduction to coffee and the best reference can be made by the fact that half the world really wakes up only after a cup of one. Whether one needs coffee to get started, or whether one needs it to wind down, there is no denying the fact that for several people a cup of coffee is pure ambrosia. My husband happens to be one of them. So I decided to dig up some coffee facts explaining why coffee may be good for you, just so that I don’t feel guilty giving him his two daily coffee mugs. So here are some interesting coffee facts on why coffee may be healthy for you if consumed in moderate quantities:

• First things first, coffee actually compares quite favorably with other drinks that are universally considered healthy and ‘good for you’. Take green tea for instance. A cup of coffee actually has four times as many antioxidants per cup than a cup of green tea. So if you wish to burn some excess fat off, you can try coffee for better results, rather than green tea!
• Drinking regular coffee significantly reduces the risk of certain cancers such as liver cancer, as per a study conducted at the University of Helsinki. There have been numerous studies conducted on the subject over the years and most have concluded favorably. There have been conclusions about coffee being able to bring down the risk of colon cancer, breast cancer, rectal cancer, etc. by significant probabilities.
• If people who work out like a cup of coffee just prior to heading to a gym, there cannot be a better advantage of this. A pre-workout coffee can actually increase a person’s power output in the gym by at least 5 percent. The results can vary and can go as high as 8 percent even. These studies have been published in the Journal for Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.
• Caffeine, which is active substance in coffee, is categorized as a methylxanthine, which is actually a chemical substance that puts first priority on the burning of fat in the body, over other sources of energy.
• If you are worried about the small amounts of toxic substances in coffee and even decaf, there is another healthier option. Organically grown water-decaf coffee not only reduces your coffee intake if it is in excess quantities but it is also a much healthier option.
• A cup of coffee day is believed to alleviate asthma symptoms and a Harvard University study has confirmed that this is the case and regular coffee drinkers actually reduces their asthma symptoms by about a third.
• Well, we all know that coffee can keep us active and awake for longer but not many of us know that coffee works wonders on stamina and physical performance and improves them. A study by the University of Georgia stated that the caffeine in coffee acts as a mild anesthetic that blocks muscle pain and soreness, thus increasing the physical output of regular coffee drinkers.

So if you are part of a family that keeps discouraging you from having so much coffee, you might want to get them to look at this. Though excessive coffee is truly bad, drinking coffee in moderation may actually be good for you.