1. STUDENTS’ SCIENTIFIC SYMPOSIUM
USAMV MIEADR 2015
COFFEE
Name:Neacsu Maria Ana, Group:8102,MIEADR
University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest, Romania
9 Mărăști Blvd, District 1, 011464, Bucharest, Romania
Keywords: coffee, benefits, health
The history of coffee: In the Ethiopian highlands, where the legend of Kaldi, the goatherd,
originated, coffee trees grow today as they have for centuries. Though we will never know with
certainty, there probably is some truth to the Kaldi legend.
It is said that he discovered coffee after noticing that his goats, upon eating berries from a
certain tree, became so spirited that they did not want to sleep at night.
Kaldi dutifully reported his findings to the abbot of the local monastery who made a drink with
the berries and discovered that it kept him alert for the long hours of evening prayer. Soon the
abbot had shared his discovery with the other monks at the monastery, and ever so slowly
knowledge of the energizing effects of the berries began to spread. As word moved east and
coffee reached the Arabian peninsula, it began a journey which would spread its reputation across
the globe.
Today coffee is grown in a multitude of countries around the world. Whether it is Asia or Africa,
Central or South America, the islands of the Caribbean or Pacific, all can trace their heritage to the
trees in the ancient coffee forests on the Ethiopian plateau.
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Coordinating teacher: Mihai Daniel Frumușelu
13 Proven Health Benefits of Coffee:Coffee can improve energy levels and make you smarter,
coffee can help you burn fat, the caffeine can drastically improve physical performance,
there are essential nutrients in coffee(potassium,magnesium,…), coffee may lower your risk of
type II diabetes, coffee may protect you from Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia, caffeine may
lower the risk of Parkinson’s, coffee appears to have protective effects on the Liver, coffee can
fight Depression and make you happier, coffee drinkers have a lower risk of some types of
Cancer, coffee does not cause Heart Disease and may lower the risk of Stroke, coffee may help
you live longer, coffee is the biggest source of antioxidants in The Western Diet.
Pros and cons: The healt effects of coffee are quite controversial. Depending on who you ask,
it is either a super healthy beverage or incredibly harmful. But despite what you may have
heard, there are actually plenty of good things to be said about coffee. For example, it is high in
antioxidanta and linker to a reduce risk of many diseases.
However… it also contains caffeine, a stimulant that can cause problems in somn people and
disrupt sleep.
A typical 240 ml cup of coffee contains: Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin): 11%
of the RDA. Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid): 6% of the RDA. Vitamin
B1 (Thiamin): 2% of the RDA. Vitamin B3 (Niacin): 2% of the RDA.
Folate: 1% of the RDA. Manganese: 3% of the RDA. Potassium: 3%
of the RDA.Magnesium: 2% of the RDA.Phosphorus: 1% of the RDA.
This may not seem like a lot, but try multiplying with 3, 4, or
however many cups you drink per day.