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Full Description
Coffee is one of the most widely consumed beverages on the planet and there has been extensive research into the purported health benefits or its disadvantages and counterindications.
This book provides an updated overview of existing evidence for the health effects of coffee consumption. The book takes the reader on a journey starting with the worldwide consumption of this beverage, its varieties, and main chemical characteristics. Following this there is a detailed analysis of its components, molecules and mechanisms of action and finally specifics on the potentially good and bad effects on human health.
The editor and authors are renowned researchers in coffee and provide the most relevant information on the consumption of coffee. This book provides a unique source of knowledge around the health aspects of this beverage.
Contents
Introduction to Coffee History, Preparation Methods, and the Basic Chemistry of Its Bioactive Compounds
Coffee Preparations and Roasting
Recent Trends in Spent Coffee Grounds: Phytochemical Profiling and Valorization Opportunities
Caffeine
Cafestol and Kahweol
The Main Coffee Polyphenols: Chlorogenic, Ferulic, and Caffeic Acids
Coffee Melanoidins and Gut Health
Coffee, the Metabolome and the Gut Microbiome
Coffee and Oxidative Stress
Coffee and Cardiovascular Disease
Coffee and Metabolic Disorders
Coffee and Liver Health
Coffee and Neurodegenerative Diseases
Effects of Caffeine on Kidney Stone Disease and Renal Cancer
Coffee and Cancer
Coffee Components: Acrylamide, Mycotoxins, and Furan
Coffee and Osteoporosis and the Risk of Bone Fractures
Caffeine and Genetics
Coffee - Influence on the Course of Pregnancy and the Health of the Mother and Child
Pharmacology of Caffeine
