Tim Spector suggested people should have coffee three times a day (Image: Getty) READ MORE Middle-aged man loses pot belly in just four weeks with 45-minute workout regime Nutritional scientist Tim Spector has just served up some great news for coffee enthusiasts, suggesting that a cup could significantly affect heart disease and inflammation while potentially enhancing blood pressure. Speaking from his social media platform, the King's College London professor and Zoe app co-founder highlighted its possible perks for the digestive microbiome. The current dietary science buzz is all about the unexpected health perks that come from taking care of one's gut flora, with an increasing consensus pointing to gut health as a cornerstone of overall wellbeing.
Prof Spector said: "Coffee drinking can be predicted by your microbes, so we all have a particular microbe that only eats coffee." "It's called Lawsinobacter and just gives you an idea of what's going on inside your gut. They're very specific, very fussy eaters, so you've got to give them exactly what they want.
And it turns out that drinking coffee is actually really good for you. Reduces your risk of heart disease by a third. That's good news for coffee lovers, but again, it's probably due to the microbes eating your coffee and producing healthy chemicals.
" The expert has previously defended a beverage often 'demonised' for its short-term effects on heart rate and blood pressure. He argues that coffee is brimming with essentia.