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Coffee is Healthy! So Why Not Make That a Quad Shot Caramel Macchiato! |
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Written by Superhuman
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Thursday, 17 January 2008 |
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Most people think coffee is bad for the health and some people consider it downright sinful. While we won’t comment on the sinfulness of coffee drinking, we can say that they’re wrong about coffee and health— coffee is a healthy food. Several recent studies found that coffee
drinking prevented premature death from all causes and reduced the risk of heart attack, stroke and some cancers. Austrian researchers from the University of Vienna found that coffee drinking protected white blood cell DNA from damaging free radicals. Free radicals are produced naturally during metabolism and are linked to aging, DNA damage, and impaired immunity. Coffee drinking increased the concentration of the powerful antioxidant superoxide dismutase by 38 percent. They concluded that drinking coffee might prevent oxidative DNA damage more than diets high in fruits and vegetables. If the results of this study are true, mothers might say to their children, “drink your coffee” instead of “eat your broccoli.” (Food Chemical Toxicology, 45: 1428-1436, 2007)
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