Coffee is drunk all over the world every day, but like many other things we enjoy in our everyday lives, we sometimes question whether it is good for us.

Scientific research in recent years has provided interesting evidence of the positive health effects of coffee. As a vegetable product, coffee can be assumed to contain elements that offer protection against diseases. Moderate coffee consumption, such as 4-5 cups a day, has not been shown by research to have a detrimental effect on a healthy person and may even have some health benefits.

It is a well-known fact backed by a lot of research that coffee increases alertness and decreases the sensation of fatigue. This increase in alertness may be especially beneficial when working at night or for prolonged periods, for example. Drinking coffee also improves performance when our level of alertness is low also as well as boosting short-term memory.

In addition, there is increasing scientific evidence that coffee also may protect against diabetes type 2, liver diseases like cancer and cirrhosis, and Parkinson’s disease. Caffeine helps to relieve the symptoms associated with this disease, but it can also have a protective effect on nerve cells. Caffeine seems to relieve the symptoms of asthma.

Coffee contains a lot of antioxidants, which may be of great benefit in improving the quality of life by preventing or postponing the onset of degenerative diseases.

Paulig actively supports and monitors scientific research into coffee in the international PEC (Physiological Effects of Coffee) working group.