ABSTRACT
El café es una bebida que cuando se consume solo, sin azúcar y de forma natural es muy rica en beneficios y propiedades protectoras, preventivas, curativas y medicinales. Se estima que al menos el 30% de la población mundial consume una vez al día una taza de café y en Cuba es una de las más comúnmente consumidas. Además de la cafeína y otros múltiples componentes, el café es abundante en compuestos fenólicos y melanoidinas, de efectos beneficiosos para la salud bucal y general de la población; sin embargo, el consumo de café se asocia tradicionalmente a un hábito que no beneficia la salud, pero motivados por esa interrogante se hizo una revisión de la literatura más reciente digital e impresa, de 28 referencias indizadas en las bases de datos disponibles, con el objetivo de valorar los beneficios asociados a la salud bucal, con especial énfasis sobre la caries dental.
Coffee is a beverage that when is consumed alone, without sugar, is a natural beverage rich in benefits and protective, preventive, curative and medicinal properties. It is estimated that at least 30% of the world population consumes a cup of coffee once a day and, in Cuba it is considered one of the most commonly consumed. In addition to caffeine and other multicomponent, coffee is rich in phenolic compounds and melanoidins, beneficial effects for oral and overall health of the population; however, coffee consumption has traditionally been associated with a habit that does not benefit health, but motivated by that question was a review of the latest digital and printed literature 28 references indexed in the databases available at our fingertips to try to take part on the benefits associated with oral health with special emphasis on dental caries.
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to investigate the food habits score, nutrients intake and dietary quality with regard to coffee consumption of college students in Incheon. The data were collected with a self-reports questionnaire with a total of 190 subjects, comprised with 101 male and 89 female college students. We classified these subjects into three groups using percentile of coffee intake to assess the nutrients intake and dietary quality. The correlations among coffee intake, food habits score, nutrients intake and dietary quality were evaluated. The average coffee intake of male and female college students were 156.8 mL and 157.4 mL, respectively. The coffee preferences with respect to specialty coffee were caramel macchiato, cafe latte, americano, cafe mocha, and cappucino in male college students, and caramel macchiato, americano, cafe mocha, cafe latte, and cappucino in female college students, in preference order. The coffee intake motivation score of the high 1/3 percentile group according to coffee intake was higher than that of the low 1/3 percentile group according to coffee intake in emotion motivation and utilitarian motivation. The highest scores were 'flavor and aroma' in emotion motivation, and 'prevention of sleepness' in utilitarian motivation. The average food habits score of "I often eat the natural food" was significantly higher in the low 1/3 percentile group according to coffee intake compared with the other groups (p < 0.05). There was a significantly positive correlation between coffee intake and 'I purchase the processed food after examining nutrition labels' of food habits score (r = 0.280; p < 0.01) in female college students. The energy intake of the high 1/3 percentile group according to coffee intake was significantly higher in that of the moderate 1/3 percentile group according to coffee intake in male college students (p < 0.05). Therefore, it may be necessary for college students to undergo a well-planned nutrition education regarding proper coffee intake, choice of coffee, energy intake related to coffee intake, and dietary habits.