Three to five cups of coffee a day could improve heart health, study finds
Whether positive or negative, there are ample pages and reports in existence relating to the effect that coffee has upon the heart. One study says that risk factors such as blood pressure can exasperated by your coffee habit, another claims that a cup or two a day gives your heart a boost. Nobody, it seems, knows.
However a new report has divulged some rather encouraging information that seemingly adds evidence to the notion that coffee is a miracle elixir sent from some higher power to right a number of wrongs.
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It’s official: You should drink more coffee
We know that you like coffee.
It’s pretty easy to make that conclusion because otherwise you wouldn’t be visiting a website that concerns itself with the covering all aspects of the global coffee industry. From market specific reports through to temper tantrums involving coffee cups, they’re all given – for better or for worse – equal weighting here.
And because that you’re here, visiting World Coffee Press, we think that we’re pretty safe in the knowledge that you’ll like recent news reports doing the rounds which are telling everybody to drink more coffee.
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Morphine like protein found in coffee
Do the wonders of coffee know no bounds?
A study undertaken by researchers at the University of Brasilia (UnB) has appeared to uncover another useful trait – and potential health benefit – of our favourite drink.
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Coffee could reduce skin cancer risk
This isn’t the first story on World Coffee Press that covers a potential health benefit of coffee, nor will it be the last. But this piece is certainly one of the most interesting that we have covered in a while.
Scientists from the United States National Cancer Institute have discovered that those who drink four or more cups of coffee per day are, on average, twenty percent less likely to contract malignant melanoma than those who shy away from a daily brew.
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Coffee reduces threat of Alzheimer’s, further study purports
According to some sets of data, it is predicted that the number of over-65s living in Europe will rise nearly eight percent over the next ten years. Whilst this is news to celebrate (as more and more people are living longer is a good thing), it must also be noted that those who suffer from degenerative diseases will increase in correlation. It’s an outcome that is unfortunately inevitable.
However – as we’re sure that long-time viewers of World Coffee Press and fellow coffee news readers will be aware of – a number of previous studies appear to indicate that a cup of coffee or two could help combat some of those conditions, especially Alzheimer’s.
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Retracted, withdrawn and dumped: The end of Green Coffee Extract
Long-time readers of World Coffee Press and those who keep a well-trained eye upon coffee news will know of the bungled study that proclaimed green coffee beans as the latest weight loss super product.
But despite being plastered over some mainstream American televisions shows, the ball of string that was this piece of research began to unravel at an alarming rate.
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Coffee cuts out harmful liver enzymes
Over the years we have seen, read and reported upon a number of positive health stories pertaining to our favourite drink, coffee. Despite finding numerous different conclusions one thing remains a constant: there’s something wonderful in coffee.
Well we can bring to you the latest piece of research that will further validate your coffee habit.
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Drink coffee for clean teeth, study suggests
Whilst many people love coffee, the drink has a reputation that it unfortunately isn’t the best beverage to consume for those who want to keep their teeth porcelain white and their breath minty.
However, a new study has decided to be the proverbial cat amongst the pigeons.
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Caffeine-Gold compound could fight cancer
We all know about the side-effects of ingesting too much caffeine – we’ve all probably experienced them at some point in our life: restlessness, increased heart-rate and having trouble sleeping – and then there is the caffeine crash to contend with as well.
But, on the other hand, coffee has been the focal point of so many fantastic news stories lately as scientists poke and prod around to discover that, in moderation of course, coffee contains a whole host of positive components: it can reduce the risk of diabetes, it’s packed with antioxidants and it can help boost memory to name but three.
Caffeine, the compound that gives coffee its energy-boosting effect, also has medicinal qualities. Especially when paired with gold.
Yes, gold.
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Coffee and the Liver
The Liver is a vital organ and has a variety of essential functions to keep us fit and healthy.
Whilst detoxifying the blood and breaking down proteins, it also produces biochemical agents necessary for digestion.
The liver is a regenerative organ, meaning that if it is partially damaged it will regenerate, and restore to its former size and function, given time and a healthy diet.
The liver is the main organ responsible for the breakdown and process of alcohol in the body, and excessive consumption over a period of time is likely to cause serious damage.
There is evidence to suggest however, that coffee could play a part in preventing liver cirrhosis (an advancement of liver disease) .During liver cirrhosis, scar tissue and regenerative nodules form on the liver due to an attempt to repair damaged tissue.
A study of 125,000 people over 22 years showed that those people consuming at least one cup of coffee per day were 20% less likely to develop liver cirrhosis.
The founder of the study, Arthur L Klatsky, is of the opinion that it is the protective properties of coffee that help prevent alcoholic cirrhosis.
Coffee has also been used in studies concerning non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), by an international team of researchers at Drake NUS Graduate Medical School.
So just what is in coffee that appears to be preventing the damaging effects of alcohol, or an unhealthy lifestyle?
One theory suggests that it is the caffeine in the drink which causes a release of a molecule called adenosine.
Adenosine prevents the inflammation that leads to kidney damage, and is currently under clinical investigation to see how its topical administration affects wound- healing deficiencies, such as diabetes mellitus in humans.
Experts do agree however, that an unhealthy diet, substituted with coffee, is not the final cure for potentially fatal kidney failure or cirrhosis of the liver.
More research into the potential healing properties of coffee may yield more information in the future.