A new study investigating the health benefits of moderate coffee drinking brings some Christmas cheer, see exert below. In addition to the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties discussed, coffee is known to contain a surprising amount of soluble fiber, an essential dietary component for good health that is lacking in Western diets. For the full story see https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-12-industry-funded-coffee-fountain-youth.html?utm_source=nwletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly-nwletter
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Kayley
CNC-Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology researchers in Portugal report that regular, moderate coffee consumption (three cups per day) not only contributes to a longer life but also enhances the quality of those additional years by reducing the risk of major age-related diseases and maintaining better overall health
Coffee consumption's perception has shifted from potentially harmful to potentially beneficial over the last several decades. Scientific understanding of the underlying mechanisms by which coffee's primary components, namely caffeine and chlorogenic acids, influence fundamental biological processes and are understood to have alertness, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, though how these might be involved in aging remains unclear.
Beyond the primary components, coffee is a complex mixture of thousands of potentially bioactive substances, most of which lack comprehensive study of their impact, making it difficult to break down the specific effects of individual components on human health.
In the study, "Impact of coffee intake on human aging: Epidemiology and cellular mechanisms," published in Ageing Research Reviews, researchers reviewed over 50 epidemiological studies from different regions and ethnicities, analyzing patterns of coffee consumption and their association with mortality data, healthspan indicators, and various disease metrics withing the combined cohort of nearly 3 million individuals.