There is no denying that coffee is amazing. It's an affordable beverage you can make at home, buy it at a grocery store or order it at the nearest Starbucks or Dunkin' Donuts. Admit it, there is nothing like a fresh cup of coffee just after just waking up or before class. In fact, it is maintained that 54% of Americans over the age of 18 has a cup of coffee every day. Half of the United States drinks coffee! This is actually a splendid fact that Americans are avid coffee drinkers because coffee has plenty of health benefits. Coffee has been proven to have the benefits of facilitating weight loss, lowering the chances of contracting liver and colorectal cancer, and much more! Put down that soda can or juice bottle loaded with sugar and artificial ingredients, and supplement it with a cup of hot or iced coffee.

Coffee is a very popular beverage worldwide, and New Yorkers exclusively are the most notorious drinkers in the U.S.Futhermore, believe it or not, coffee is the second most popular legally traded item and it is consumed in 2.25 million cups every day worldwide. Coffee has been inside the U.S since the 1700's, but it gained its popularity in the late 1700's because of the Boston Tea Party, which made the colonists of America switch from tea to coffee to protest against the British. Here's a fun fact, Teddy Roosevelt, a U.S president in the very early 1900's was an avid coffee drinker, he was alleged to have drunk a gallon of coffee every day. Nevertheless, coffee has become a worldwide commodity, it can be served in different styles such as; espresso, latte, frappuccino, and much more.

(Here's an example of how versatile coffee can be.)

Coffee not only is delicious and popular, but it can also be healthy and beneficial to consume daily [it can also not be if depending on what you add to your coffee]. Coffee has countless benefits attached to it, some of the benefits found by drinking coffee daily are; stimulation of the brain mentally by increasing focus and attention, reduced risk of stroke and heart disease, lowers chance of diabetes by 23-50%, boosts metabolism and suppresses appetite, reduces depression, lowers the chances of contracting liver cancer and colorectal cancer, and strengthens the liver. Coffee may do wonders for one's health. Coffee does not have any major health detriments. The only health concerns coffee may cause is if a person drinks more than one cup of coffee while pregnant, drinks 80-100 cups of coffee in a short amount of time, high amount of coffee intake with current high cholesterol levels, and possible withdrawal (only if there are multiple cups drunken every day). With that being said coffee is very advantageous to be consumed for nearly everyone.

Yes, feel proud if you are a coffee lover! There is absolutely nothing wrong with consuming coffee, in fact, it is very rewarding too. Coffee is found to; boost metabolism, lower the chances with certain types of cancer, reduce depression, improve memory and concentration. Coffee also doesn't discriminate, it can be served in so many ways depending on what your preference is. Coffee is consumed by over half of U.S adults over the age of 18 years old and worldwide also, so when you go out for your next coffee be sure to invite a friend too!