Articles >> Commercial coffee machines trigger health debateCommercial coffee machines trigger health debate
Drinking quality coffee beans from the best commercial coffee machines is not only important in terms of taste, but could make a difference to your health. And the availability of commercial coffee machines means there’s no excuse not to drink the best cappuccinos and espressos around. According to the coffee experts, the question of whether or not coffee is good for you can depend on the beans. Some believe the quality of instant coffee beans is the worst you can find, and there’s clearly a difference to the quality of bean you drink and the impact it has on your taste buds and even your health.
Commercial coffee machines – should we worry?
But some believe that the advent of commercial coffee machines has left us vulnerable to becoming coffee addicts. Addiction however is too strong a word – withdrawal symptoms are mild and most of us can give up coffee with no ill-effects or unbearable cravings. But even those of us who would love a commercial coffee machine in our own kitchen to match our coffee intake would be hard pressed to overdose; the simple rule is if you start feeling nauseas or irritable, then you need to cut back.
Coffee chain market worth millions
There’s no doubting the allure of coffee for customers and businesses alike. Commercial coffee machines have helped major coffee chains double their annual pre-tax profits. Coffee empires have hundreds of stores dotted in every UK town and on every high street. In 2002, the UK coffee chain market was valued at around £450 million thanks to efficient, hard working and state-of the-art commercial coffee machines.
The health debate
But is the dominance of commercial coffee machines in our lifestyles bad for our health? According to a team of researchers at the Chemical Health Hazard Assessment Division of Health Canada, there is still uncertainty around coffee. What it did find is coffee can make you more alert, but that pregnant women should limit their intake to below 300mg per day. The bad health image of coffee began in the seventies when it was linked to high cholesterol, but research showed this was linked to the Scandinavian way of boiling coffee, not from using commercial coffee machines or other filtering processes.
Coffee: On a high
In recent years there have been numerous studies expounding the long-term health benefits of coffee drinking. In fact, the British Journal of Nutrition published a report concluding that the recent results of coffee research were enough to classify coffee as a 'functional food': that is, a food that is seen to enhance the quality of life.
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