by Dipa Kamdar, The Conversation Credit: CC0 Public Domain What do King Charles and Gwyneth Paltrow have in common? Give up? They’ve both at one point or another caused coffee colonic-related controversies. In a 2004 speech to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists on complementary therapies and cancer care, the then Prince of Wales’s comments on Gerson therapy—a health program, marketed as an alternative...
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Here’s why you might – or might not – want to add sugar to your coffee
By Michael Franco December 24, 2024 A new study shows that adding sugar to coffee can have a surprising effect on circadian rhythms Depositphotos View 1 Images A new study turned up a surprising effect of having caffeine with a sweetener. For some java drinkers, it could be a way to get more out of the...
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Coffee drinking habits may greatly impact the makeup of gut biome, research suggests
by Bob Yirka , Medical Xpress Consistent global links between coffee consumption and the human gut microbiome. Credit: Nature Microbiology (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41564-024-01858-9 A large international team of medical researchers has found that people who drink coffee regularly have much more of one type of gut bacteria than people who do not. In their study, published in the...
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Too Much Coffee Linked to Accelerated Cognitive Decline
Medscape Medical News > Conference News > AAIC 2024 Pauline Anderson August 01, 2024 Drinking more than three cups of coffee a day is linked to more rapid cognitive decline over time, results from a large study suggest. Investigators examined the impact of different amounts of coffee and tea on fluid intelligence — a measure...
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Can people with an irregular heartbeat drink coffee? Cardiologist says ‘yes’
by Michael Precker, American Heart Association Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain When Dr. David Kao tells patients they have atrial fibrillation—an irregular and often rapid heart rhythm that can lead to stroke, blood clots or other health issues—their first question is usually “Do I have to give up coffee?”His answer often surprises them: No.”They’re thrilled,” said Kao,...
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Can coffee silver skin be used to prevent aging?
Pooja Toshniwal PahariaBy Pooja Toshniwal PahariaOct 13 2023Reviewed by Lily Ramsey, LLMIn a recent study published in Molecules, researchers investigated the anti-aging properties of coffee silverskin extracts (CSE). Study: Coffee Silverskin Phytocompounds as a Novel Anti-Aging Functional Food: A Pharmacoinformatic Approach Combined with In Vitro Study. Image Credit: Benjavisa Ruangvaree Art/Shutterstock.com BackgroundExtrinsic aging, driven by...
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Why yesterday’s coffee can make you tired today
Luke Garrett | lgarrett@wtop.com June 4, 2023, 6:29 PM Coffee is prepared at Vigilante Coffee, Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021, in College Park, Md. A confluence of supply chain problems, drought, frost and inflation all. In moderation, scientists largely agree it’s a healthy habit. But Dr. Richard Friedman, Professor of Clinical Psychiatry and Director of the Psychopharmacology Clinic...
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New research reveals a potential mechanism for how coffee may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes
KAIZO New scientific research investigates inflammation and insulin resistance in habitual coffee drinkers to understand how coffee may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D), mediated by inflammatory biomarkers in the body 1. Drinking just one additional cup of coffee per day was associated with a 4-6% lower risk of T2D among participants in two large prospective...
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Decaf kills coffee withdrawal symptoms
by niversity of Sydney Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Coffee drinkers can take advantage of a new placebo discovery showing decaffeinated coffee quenches withdrawal symptoms in people reliant on their daily caffeine fix. If you are one of the 90% of adults who drink coffee every day, this could well be you. Research conducted by the...
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Coffee with milk may have an anti-inflammatory effect
UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN – FACULTY OF SCIENCE Can something as simple as a cup of coffee with milk have an anti-inflammatory effect in humans? Apparently so, according to a new study from the University of Copenhagen. A combination of proteins and antioxidants doubles the anti-inflammatory properties in immune cells. The researchers hope to be able...