Coffee in Health and Disease Prevention

Coffee in Health and Disease Prevention, Second Edition, presents a comprehensive look at the compounds in coffee, their benefits (or adverse effects), and explores coffee as it relates to specific health conditions. Embracing a holistic approach, this book covers the coffee plant, coffee production and processing, the major varieties of coffee, and its nutritional and compositional properties. Coffee’s impact on human health, disease risk, and prevention comprises the majority of the text. Diseases covered including Alzheimer’s, anxiety and depression, asthma, diabetes, cancer, and more. This book also covers coffee’s impact on organs and organ systems, including the cardiovascular system, the nervous system, and the gut microbiome.

Coffee in Health and Disease Prevention, Second Edition, is the only book on the market that covers all varieties of coffee in one volume and their potential benefits and risks to human health. This is an essential reference for researchers in nutrition, dietetics, food science, biochemistry, and public health.

• Presents a comprehensive, translational source on the role of coffee in disease prevention and health
• Focuses on coffee’s nutritional and protective aspects, as well as specific coffee components and their effects on tissue and organ systems
• Offers a “one stop shop” for research in this area, compiling both foundational and cutting-edge topics into one resource
• Includes a dictionary of key terms, other health effects of coffee or extracts, and a summary points section within each chapter for a quick reference