Unlike what you might have been told, if your diet is balanced and healthy, coffee does not dehydrate you during summer. Actually, drinking coffee can be very beneficial to you: read on and find out more!
Drinking coffee during summer can be good for you!
I thought coffee was dehydrating if consumed in summertime…
Well, it’s not true! However, a lot of people seem to think so! But science has repeatedly proven this belief to be wrong!
In Italy, where coffee is literary part of everyone’s everyday life multiple times a day, this is a debate that has been going on for quite some time! But there is nothing to be worried about: you can drink coffee without running the risk of dehydration!
Of course, for this to be true, you don’t have to have underlying conditions that could affect your hydration level in general. If you are in good health and eating a healthy diet, not only drinking coffee in summertime is not a risk for you, but you can even get many beneficial effects!
So, what are these beneficial effects coffee can have on you in summer?
- It can help your digestive process because of stimulating properties, helping you to recover from those long and demanding family dinners!
- Coffee keeps you awake and reactive by stimulating your heart and nervous system. You might want to keep it in mind if you have a long trip ahead of you when leaving for vacations!
- It boosts your metabolism, so if you care about your body shape, don’t discard your coffee!
- Coffee is also proven to help the turning of fats into energies
- In summertime is hot, and this enhances the above-mentioned fat-burning effect
- Remember coffee is not all about caffeine, you have a whole lot of other elements there some of which have important antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties
- In summer you sweat. Coffee helps you to get back all the mineral salts you lose through sweating
- The enhancing effects the coffee has on circulation will prevent dizziness or fainting due to high temperatures
But hey, we don’t mean that you should drink gallons of coffee every day! Always remember to be balanced!
So, don’t worry: if you want to drink coffee in the summertime you can do it without worrying for a second. Also, if you have planned your vacations already, learn here about the best way to order an espresso according to the different parts of the world!
