Good news if you love coffee: your gut flora is happy about it too

We think the bunting can come out, because the results of a recent study suggest that coffee, besides being addictively delicious, is also good for your microbiome. And your microbiome—that whole system of a healthy gut and the beneficial fungi and bacteria your body needs, remember? Well, all of that benefits from drinking coffee!

I think we’ve been scared for far too long into believing that coffee is bad for you. Of course, you should use your common sense and not knock back seven cups of filter coffee a day, but if you drink coffee in moderation, you’re actually making your insides happy.

Cautious celebration

After this study, published on the US government’s scientific platform Nutrients, researchers did point out that further research is needed to confirm this definitively. But these results are certainly promising (for coffee lovers). From two cups of coffee a day, participants were found to have healthier gut flora than people who drank less coffee.

Excellent polyphenols

Scientists say that the polyphenols in coffee have properties similar to those of antioxidants, which help combat inflammation in the body. Polyphenols may also play a role in improving digestion.

Your gut health is super important

So now that people are increasingly becoming aware that gut health is very important, news like this is more than welcome. Don’t feel guilty if you find yourself heading to the coffee machine for that second or third cup after all—it could actually benefit a healthy body.

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Source: Mashed.com