Koreans consume 353 cups of coffee per year. They drink one cup of coffee a day, which is about three times the world average consumption. Recently, a study result that is good news for Koreans who love coffee was published.  Dr. Tim Spector's team at King's College, UK, published a study showing that coffee consumption reduces the number of harmful microbes in the gut & promotes the growth of beneficial microbes.
   
A British team of researchers studying the effects of coffee on digestion found that the more coffee you drink, the more balanced the microbiome of your gut microbiome. Microbiome is a compound word of microbe & biome, and refers to the intestinal microbial ecosystem. In general, it is possible to maintain intestinal health by increasing resistance to external factors such as antibiotics & stress when the intestinal microflora is diverse. If the balance of good & bad microbes in the gut is disrupted, diversity is destroyed, increasing the risk of inflammation and disease.

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