Based on animal studies,
beneficial effects of caffeine on insulin sensitivity have also been suggested (12).
There is INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE about
the beneficial effects of caffeine consumption athletic performance during short - term exercise, such as sprints or lifting [115], attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)[89], asthma [85,86], cognitive function in Alzheimer's disease [191,192], depression [115], diabetes mellitus type 2 [22,23,187,205], gallstones [87,88], gout [83,84], hepatitis C or liver cirrhosis [115], improving breathing in preterm infants with apnea [150,174], leg cramps due to narrowed arteries (intermittent claudication)[115], liver cancer [191], memory [16,67], migraine headache [176,207,209], muscle soreness during exercise [115], obsessive - compulsive disorder (OCD)[115], orthostatic hypotension [78,80], postprandial hypotension (a drop of blood pressure after meals)[77], seizures [25], skin itching [115], stroke [115] or weight loss [90].
Not exact matches
The conclusions indicated that a glucose and
caffeine combination has
beneficial effects on attention and learning and on verbal memory consolidation, none
of which were seen when consuming the substances separately.
Among them are
beneficial antioxidants and, according to researchers, coffee, because
of the volume consumed, not because
of its high amount, is the primary source
of antioxidants in the American diet.3 The antioxidants may even help neutralize the harsher
effects of the
caffeine that coffee naturally contains.
Regular
caffeine consumption: a balance
of adverse and
beneficial effects for mood and psychomotor performance
However, the long - term
effects of caffeine intake on glucose metabolism are unknown, and
beneficial effects on insulin sensitivity through increased expression
of uncoupling proteins have also been suggested (12).
Rogers, P. J. and Dernoncourt, C. Regular
caffeine consumption: a balance
of adverse and
beneficial effects for mood and psychomotor performance.