• Question: You seem to like coffee, know any scientific facts about coffee that you could share?

    Asked by to Vicky, Claire, Ian, Sergey, Zena on 19 Jun 2014. This question was also asked by , , , , , , , .
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      Sergey Lamzin answered on 19 Jun 2014:

      Let’s see:

      – It normally comes in form of a hot beverage
      – It’s one of the few socially acceptable drugs
      – It stimulates adrenaline production
      – It makes you feel awake
      – It tastes awful without milk or sugar
      – According to legend first discovered by an Ethopian goatherd who noticed his goats to be more lively after eating coffee plants.
      – In moderate amounts decreases risk of heart disease and liver disease.

    • Photo: Vicky Schneider

      Vicky Schneider answered on 19 Jun 2014:

      it makes me feel good, and you can drink it in many different ways…and some of the best you can drink it in Italy 🙂

    • Photo: Ian Simpson

      Ian Simpson answered on 22 Jun 2014:

      70% of the world drink Arabica coffee which is mild and aromatic, but 30% drink Robusta which is more bitter but has 50% more caffeine in it.

      Caffeine works by blocking a receptor that is normally bound by a chemical called adenosine that calms down nerve cell firing and prepares the body for sleep. This blockage causes an increase in brain activity that’s detected by the pituitary gland (which sits at the bottom of your brain) starting a “fight or flight” response producing adrenaline. This is one of the ways in which Caffeine “perks you up” it also stimulates dopamine production.

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