Posted on 02/16/2022 9:04:12 AM PST by Red Badger
A new study uncovered a mechanism for how caffeine in coffee and tea can protect against cardiovascular diseaseDepositphotos VIEW 1 IMAGES
Your morning vice might not be that guilty a pleasure after all: coffee seems to have a range of health benefits, but exactly how it affects the body to produce these results remains unknown. A new study has identified specific proteins that caffeine works on, which help the liver remove bad cholesterol from the bloodstream and protect against cardiovascular disease.
Several large-scale, long-term studies have revealed that coffee is good for you in various ways. One study tracked the coffee habits of more than half a million people across Europe for 16 years, and found that those who consumed the most had significantly lower mortality rates than those who abstained. Other research has linked coffee to reductions in prostate cancer, Parkinson’s, Alzheimer’s, and heart disease.
Observations are one thing, but scientists hadn’t identified many mechanisms for how compounds in coffee, particularly caffeine, might bestow these benefits. So for the new study, researchers at McMaster University investigated what might be behind caffeine’s apparent knack for preventing cardiovascular disease.
The team found that regular caffeine consumption was linked to lower levels of a protein called PCSK9 in the bloodstream. This protein boosts the liver’s ability to break down LDL cholesterol, the “bad” type that can block arteries and lead to cardiovascular disease. Not only did caffeine and derivatives of it work directly on PCSK9, but the researchers found that it also blocked the activation of another protein called SREBP2. This in turn also reduces levels of PCSK9 in the blood.
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Six shots of espresso a day for me. Mmmmmm.
This study was sponsored by Starbucks and Dunkins
If this is the case, I should basically live forever...
I’ve always had two cups a day. LDL cholesterol remained the same. Then I gave up WHEAT and it went down 40 points within 2 months. Gotta read Wheat Belly by Wm Davis, MD.
interesting!
Added to the long list of junk science.
LOL!
Interesting. All forms of wheat? By that I mean no whole grain either?
I avoid all wheat, read labels on other boxes of cereal. No GMO’s for me. My fave cereal is Panda Puffs, delish and available at Trader Joe and Fred Meyer/Kroger. Oatmeal is fine. Cascadian Farms has a few varieties of cold cereal that are OK. I mix Flaxseed meal into all cereals. Buy seeds and grind them myself.
I buy a really delish loaf of bread made from various seeds at Natural Grocer, and perhaps other health stores. Prices on all bread are ridiculously high, so $6.50 is fine. Arguably, buckwheat is not wheat. Organic Buckwheat flour available all over, I don’t follow directions, mix it with eggs for a nice crepe. The Wheat Belly book says rye and buckwheat are wheat, but I don’t really like rye. Natural Grocer has 100% rye flour bread, and it languishes in the freezer at my house. A slice now and then won’t kill me.
White rice is OK and of course, quinoa can be used many ways. Just soak it twice as long as recommended to get the bitter top layer off the grains.
My cat gets Purina Beyond Organic Chicken, Egg and Sweet Potato crunchies. I get them at PetSmart. Chewy is always out of it, too popular. My vet and I like the formula and Daisy likes the food.
Note on rice: it all contains arsenic. Brown rice has more. Daisy really loved Nutro crunchies (first ingredient brown rice) but I switched her to Beyond when I read that cats who eat brown rice have shorter lives. Probably people too.
Note to last post: Seed bread I get is 100% seeds. Every other brand dumps a few seeds into wheat etc bread. Not OK. I buy “BFREE Brown Seeded Loaf”.
No coffee here but recently started taking a 200 mg caffeine tablet after lunch and feel so much better and can actually get things done in the afternoon!
Thank you!!
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