YOGYAKARTA - Drinking coffee after eating has become a habit for many people. But you should not immediately drink coffee after eating meat. Drinking coffee after eating meat has a risk of being harmful to health.

UFFering coffee after eating does feel very delicious. Especially for coffee fans who cannot leave their coffee drinking activities. However, there are several circumstances where they are not allowed to eat coffee after eating, namely after eating meat dishes.

Coffee drinks should not be consumed simultaneously or after enjoying meat. So why can't you drink coffee after eating meat and what are the bad effects?

Coffee is actually a drink that has its own health benefits. However, this drink can also have a negative effect if taken after consuming certain foods, one of which is meat.

Drinking coffee immediately after eating meat can actually have a bad effect on health. Coffee and meat have a nutritional content that is not suitable for blending, so you should not be consumed at the same time or at the near future.

In the meat there is zinc content. Meanwhile, coffee contains tannate which forms bonds with several foods and minerals. This association is very difficult to break or break down by the body.

If a person consumes coffee after eating meat, it can make the body remove zinc or iron that should be absorbed by the body. This condition will later cause the body to become deficient in zinc.

There are several negative effects that can be caused by eating coffee after eating meat. The following are a number of dangers that can occur due to drinking coffee immediately after eating meat:

As explained above, coffee and meat consumption simultaneously or in the near future can reduce the absorption of iron by the body. Certain substances stored in coffee can inhibit the absorption of iron.

When a person lacks iron, his body does not have enough iron to produce hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is a protein in red blood cells that binds and delivers oxygen throughout the body. Lack of zinc can cause iron deficiency anemia, which is the most common type of anemia experienced by people in the world.

In addition to zinc in meat and tannate in mismatched coffee, a combination of caffeine in coffee and fat in meat can also cause health problems. Research from the University of Guelph explains that a combination of caffeine and fat can lead to a double increase in blood sugar. Research results show that saturated fat can interfere with the body's ability to clean sugar from the blood.

Coffee can trigger the pancreas to produce insulin. While beef can cause drastic increase in insulin. This combination is very dangerous for the body.

In the intestines, beef undergoes a long digestive process. In contrast to faster digested coffee water. This combination can interfere with the performance of the intestines and pancreas. This condition will get worse if you have a history of diabetes, so it will be difficult to reduce blood sugar levels.

Apart from meat, there are several types of food that should not be consumed together with coffee. The following are a number of foods that are not recommended to be consumed at the same time or after drinking coffee:

That's why you can't drink coffee after eating meat. Instead of sipping coffee, you should drink water, orange ice or lemon, and a number of other drinks that can neutralize the effect of the meat content. Also read the distance to drink coffee after taking medication.

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