The Coffee Revolution: From Politics to Optimized Health

Abstract

This article gives a brief account of the origins and evolution of coffee and its important role in human society for the last 1200 years. Fast forward to today, and 66% of Americans consume coffee daily. In the last few decades, a multitude of studies has researched the claims that coffee drinking offers cardiovascular, neurologic, metabolic, carcinogenic, and reproductive protections. This review evaluates and summarizes these findings, including the latest discoveries on the impact of caffeine on human health and the protection of human body systems.