Martinet Y, Debry G
Service de Pneumologie, CHU de Nancy, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy.
Rev Mal Respir. 1992;9(6):587-92.
The consumption of coffee is a very old and popular habit. It is possible that it may have an effect on the respiratory system and on the regulation of respiration. Apart from the manifestations of hypersensitivity linked to the handling of green coffee, the consumption of coffee can have different effects. On the one hand it has a beneficial effect on bronchospasm. On the other hand its consumption has been suspected of contributing to the development of chronic airflow obstruction (COPD) and also in the genesis of bronchial cancer, without, however, its responsibility being proven in a clear fashion. In fact, in these two latter pathological circumstances, the causal relationship is probably indirectly linked to the fact that there is a strong positive correlation between the consumption of coffee and of tobacco. Finally the consumption of coffee increases ventilatory frequency in normal subjects and also in the course of COPD, and if taken in large quantities by pregnant women, there is an increased risk of neonatal apnoea in the newborn, by an abrupt cessation in the caffeine level.
饮用咖啡是一种由来已久且广受欢迎的习惯。它可能会对呼吸系统及呼吸调节产生影响。除了与生咖啡豆处理相关的过敏表现外，饮用咖啡会产生不同的影响。一方面，它对支气管痉挛有有益作用。另一方面，有人怀疑饮用咖啡会促使慢性气流阻塞（COPD）的发展，也与支气管癌的发生有关，然而，其关联性尚未得到明确证实。事实上，在后两种病理情况下，因果关系可能间接与咖啡和烟草的大量消费之间存在的强正相关有关。最后，饮用咖啡会增加正常人和COPD患者的呼吸频率，而且如果孕妇大量饮用咖啡，新生儿因咖啡因水平突然下降而出现呼吸暂停的风险会增加。
