Coffee Board to focus on health benefits

Business Standard Bureau in Bangalore

Research carried out in the past few decades has clearly indicated that coffee consumption in moderation had no adverse impact on human health.

Instead, it had certain potential health benefits in respect of ailments such like cirrhosis of liver, cancer, heart disease and Parkinson’s disease.

Coffee consumption in moderation helped increase alertness and mental performance thanks to the presence of antioxidants in coffee, said Dr Ernesto Illy, chairman of the gourmet coffee brand Illycafe while delivering the keynote address at a seminar organised by Coffee Board in Bangalore on ‘Coffee and Health’.

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