Coffee, Yes Coffee Has A Story
Script: About 2.25 billion cups of it are consumed daily worldwide. This tiny black seed is gaining new respect. It is Coffee. It originated in Africa. But it was the Arabs in Yamen who first extracted the beans. They learned to roast it, grind it and mix it with hot water. This goes back to the 15th century. Since Muslims don't drink alcohol, it is believed they went for Coffee instead. According to some historians, it began with the goats. Yes. with the goats. An Imam named Kaldi noticed that his goats eating coffee beans are displaying hyperactivity He then tried it himself and observed that it allowed him to stay up all night praying It became a popular drink in Arabia who named it Qahwa. Turks started using Qahwa as well. within 100 years in the 16th century, it arrived in Europe. They pronounced Qahwa as Coffee. But a bit of suspicion lingered. Ethiopian Orthodox Christians prohibited coffee, regarded as a Muslim drink, until as late as 1889 some French doctors condemned coffee as poisonous A British king banned coffee houses. More recently Coffee was on the list of World Health Organization list of possible carcinogens from 1991 to 2016. California as recently as 2018 required coffee to be labeled with a cancer warning. A recent study now says that drinking coffee actually has many health benefits. lt leads to a reduced risk of dying from chronic liver disease The research is from the Universities of Southampton and Edinburgh The research, published in the journal BMJ Open, examined the data from 26 observational studies. The research involved more than 2.25 million participants Harvard also reported evidence that coffee can help prevent type-2 diabetes, some cancers, Alzheimer’s, and even gallstones Coffee is Even being linked to a reduction in Suicidal thoughts However, British National Health System advises to avoid coffee to reduce anxiety. It seems the good old Qahwa has many good days ahead of it.
