A recent study has found that coffee can raise your risk of Alzheimer’s, an alarming finding that may put some people off to coffee — until you realize just what amazing health benefits it can provide.

The study, published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, shows that this finding only applies to people who drink a lot of coffee, which can lead to an increased risk of what is called “mile cognitive impairment,” a precursor to full-blown Alzheimer’s or dementia down the line.

So don’t drink too much coffee — but what if you’re a light to moderate coffee drinker? Well, there’s very good news.

For one thing, coffee is basically calorie free. That means instead of turning to sugar-packed energy drinks loaded with calories and lots of stuff that’s bad for you, you can get your dose of energy from a nice, steaming cup of black coffee in the morning. The total calorie count? Just 2 calories — for an entire cup (without cream and sugar, of course).

But it’s more than just an energy booster. Coffee has been shown time and time again to have a variety of healthy benefits. For one thing, it is the number one source of antioxidants in the United States. Americans get more antioxidants from coffee than any other source.

Further, coffee could protect you from type 2 diabetes. Research from UCLA indicated that coffee increases plasma levels of sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), which plays a role in the development of type 2 diabetes.

Coffee could also reduce the risk of developing Parkinson’s disease, according to a study from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center.

And then there’s the liver: coffee has lots of benefits there, reducing the risk of liver cancer and helping to prevent liver disease from happening at all. It can also lower cirrhosis of the liver in alcoholics by about 22 percent.

And finally, coffee may be beneficial for the heart, with research suggesting that a moderate amount of coffee had an 11 percent lower risk of health failure.