You can never have too much coffee…
Now this is odd. An Australian University study found that coffee makes people more easily swayed to your views, or more inclined to agree with you (that’s coffee being drank by the listener, not you, as coffee breath does not have quite the same effect!). You can read more about it at Ansa.
Folgers will soon be coming out with a new coffee, Simply Smooth, that has been roasted to a level optimal for minimizing the creation of phenols, an organic compound which is believed to cause stomach irritation in many people. Read more about it here.
Some studies have shown that coffee is good for the heart, others seem to contradict that. Well, it turns out the discrepancy can at least partially be explained by a person’s genes. Read more about it over at Bloomberg.
Well, some German researchers think so. They say they’ve found a compound, methylpyridinium, that boosts the activity of phase II enzymes which are believed to protect against colon cancer. They’ve just done lab tests so far, so there is no good information on exactly how MUCH coffee would need to be consumed to provide a […]
There seems to be this continuing debate, is coffee helpful or harmful? As previously reported, roasted coffee beans DO contain small amounts of a chemical shown to cause cancer in lab rats when taken in large amounts. Well, the flip side of that is a new type of roasted coffee that manages to preserve the […]
The Times reports that research done by the United Nations has found that coffee is to blame for approximately a third of the daily intake of a cancer-causing chemical known as acrylamide. It’s the same stuff that is produced by high temperature cooking processes like frying or roasting; french fries are one common source of […]
A new report suggests that caffeinated coffee may greatly reduce (75%!!!) the risk of breast cancer in women with a specific genetic mutation. You can read the article here.
Well, more specifically, an article at CNN states that coffee reduces liver risk. Not that I need any more reasons to drink coffee, but hey, it takes away any incentive I have to kick this caffeine habit! It should be noted that it’s really only reducing the risk of liver disease in those already at […]