Thesis statement:
Coffee contains rich amounts of the antioxidant phenol, which can lower the risk of heart diseases and diabetes, among others.
Outline: I. Introduction II. What are antioxidants? A. Definition of Antioxidants B. Classification Antioxidants i. Micronutrients ii. Polyphenols III. What is coffee? A. Definition of coffee B. Antioxidants present in coffee IV. Effects of Antioxidants in coffee to the body. V. Summary and Discussion
Antioxidants in coffee I. Introduction From this research paper, you would know how antioxidants can do to our body and where can we get most of it. Everyday, some of us drink coffee. Some can even consume two cups of coffee after breakfast and sometimes in the afternoon during snack time. Some of us think that “what can we get from coffee”? Most of our friends and even our family members would tell us to minimize drinking coffee because it can cause insomnia and other bad effects of it. Did you know that coffee have positive effects too? Well, coffee is the no 1 source of beverages that is rich in antioxidants. Coffee tops the list of 100 antioxidant rich in food items that Americans consume. Coffee contains rich in amounts of the antioxidant phenol, which is associated with the lowering the risk of diseases. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, 2007, b7). Antioxidants help neutralize the body’s free radicals as they attack cell membranes known as oxidative stress, which cause premature aging and degenerative diseases of the cardiovascular, immune and nervous systems as well as cancer and cataracts. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, 2007, b7) If you want to know more about the positive effects of antioxidants in coffee read my research paper and you will be amazed how coffee can help us.
II. What are antioxidants? A. Definition of Antioxidants
Before we understand what are antioxidants are, we need to know first
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