More reasons to LOVE coffee!!! "Coffee contains multiple biologically active compounds that may help to lower the risk of developing and/or dying from cancer. In addition to caffeine, the polyphenol caffeic acid and 2 coffee-specific diterpenes, cafestol and kahweol, have been studied and found in vitro and in animals to protect against oxidative DNA damage, promote apoptosis, or have antiproliferative activity.[28–36] In animal/cell cultures, no single anticancer mechanism has been identified, but rather many pathways appear to be involved, depending upon the specific compound and anatomic site. Epidemiologic evidence supports probable protective associations of coffee with cancers of the liver[37] and endometrium,[38] as well as a possible protective association with colorectal cancer.[39–41] Although in vitro studies have been conducted in normal and malignant cells from these and several other sites, experimental and clinical studies are needed to confirm and understand the potential chemopreventive and/or antiproliferative effects of coffee in human oral cavity and pharynx tissue. our results contribute to the body of research suggesting that there may be beneficial effects to coffee, particularly caffeinated coffee, and its daily enjoyment."medscape/viewarticle/777555
Posted on: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 17:01:12 +0000
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