Summer 2022 sees a much-desired return of some incredible sporting events after the pandemic. To support this, the Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee (ISIC) has reviewed the latest research on the impact that coffee, through its bioactive compounds such as caffeine, may have on participants’ performance.
2022
June 16, 2022
Global searches for 'health benefits of drinking coffee' increased by 650% over the last 12 months. Most searched-for health topics include nutritional values, caffeine content, and the link between coffee and dementia
March 2, 2022
Coffee consumption stimulates digestive processes and helps movement through the colon. Coffee may change our gut microbiota, increasing the number of ‘good bacteria’
January 19, 2022
A pan-European consumer survey reveals increased sadness levels, heightened anxiety and reduced motivation to exercise when hours of daylight decrease.
2021
October 29, 2021
The Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee (ISIC) will host a symposium about the latest research on the association between coffee consumption and type 2 diabetes.
2018
September 17, 2021
Research shows how coffee may act as an aid to improve performance in endurance cycling.
August 17, 2021
New report on coffee, mortality and life expectancy discusses potential impact of coffee consumption on all-cause mortality.
July 31, 2021
Recent research reveals a range of physical and cognitive benefits that could improve athletes’ performance across sports at this summer’s events.
July 1, 2021
Nearly two thirds (61%) expressed concern about their worsening mood in Lockdown and associated restrictions
May 20, 2021
The study is the first to explore the effect of coffee drinking on the brain’s network in this level of detail
April 20, 2021
The Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee (ISIC) published a new report today, titled ‘Coffee and sleep in everyday lives’, authored by Professor Renata Riha, from the Department of Sleep Medicine at the University of Edinburgh.
March 3, 2021
The study simulated sleep restriction (five hours per night) across a simulated busy five day working week and found that regularly drinking coffee helps reduce impacts to people’s vigilance, alertness, reaction-time, accuracy and working memory.