CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND INFLUENCE OF COFFEE ON HUMAN HEALTH

Cilj završnog rada bio je odrediti kemijski značajne spojeve koji se nalaze u kavi te utjecaj spomenutih spojeva na zdravlje ljudi. Istraživanjem je potvrđeno da kava posjeduje niz biološki važnih spojeva koji doprinose zdravlju ljudi te djeluju preventivno na razvoj različitih bolesti poput kardiovaskularnih, neurodegenerativnih, bolesti jetre itd. U svrhu istraživanja provedena je anketa s ciljem utvrđivanja navike ispijanja kave među studentskom populacijom kako bi se dobila što realnija slika o tome pije li se kava samo iz navike ili zbog svojih pozitivnih učinaka na organizam. Anketom je utvrđeno da se kava pije samo iz navike i zbog dobrog okusa te da studenti ipak nisu dovoljno informirani o mogućim dobrobitima ovog napitka.The aim of the final work was to determine the chemically significant compounds found in coffee and impact of these compounds on human health. Research has confirmed that coffee has a number of biologically important compounds that contribute to human health and have a preventive effect on the development of various diseases such as cardiovascular, neurodegenerative, liver disease, etc. For the purpose of the research, a survey was conducted with the aim of determining the habit of drinking coffee among the student population in order to get a more realistic picture of whether coffee is drunk only out of habit or because of its positive effects on the body. The survey found that coffee is drunk only out of habit and because of its good taste and that students are still not sufficiently informed about the possible benefits of this beverage