" I like coffee because it gives me the illusion that I might be awake." - Lewis Black
Coffee is the second largest traded commodity after oil in the world and more than 444 million cups coffee is consumed daily in the US only. The interesting fact is that the most expensive coffee (Kopi Luwak aka civet coffee) is collected from animal poop.Yeah! you heard it right. Firstly cat-like an animal is fed coffee beans and feces of it is later processed to make coffee. You can learn more about it here.
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1. Coffee will sober you out:
This is the biggest myth that exits about coffee. In a research conducted by researchers from temple university; they found out that coffee had no effect on metabolizing alcohol faster. However, people believe that it sobers because it contains caffeine on it which is stimulant and makes us think that we are conscious and sober.
2. Coffee dehydrates you:
Generally, after drinking coffee we might have a diuretic effect( a substance that causes our body to produce urine) so there is a myth that coffee dehydrates you. Several types of research were done at several time.According to a 2016 investigation conducted by the University of Washington's Center for Public Health Nutrition, coffee remains the most significant source of caffeine in American diets. Though it doesn't cause dehydration, the stimulant has its share of purported side effects.
3. The Coffee bean is a bean:
Actually, the coffee bean is not a bean rather a seed. The coffee bean is actually the seed of the coffee plant, the pit inside of the coffee fruit.
4. Coffee will help you lose weight:
In several tips about losing weight; drinking coffee is also listed. However, it doesn't help you lose your weight. Drinking few cups of coffee may squelch your appetite and make you sleeplessness and increases heart beat and b.p. but in no ways, it loses your weight.
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