Remember when a cup of coffee was almost a guilty pleasure? In the past, coffee has been blamed for everything from heart disease and premature death to stunting your growth. It turns out that the "experts" didn't know beans about coffee. Recent research shows that drinking even up to six cups a day won't increase your risk of heart problems, cancer, or dying prematurely from any disease. In fact, a study found that Americans get more health-promoting antioxidants from coffee than anything else, because our bodies absorb antioxidants found in coffee better than those in fruits and vegetables.
In the very latest study, researchers at Cornell University found that coffee protects eyes from retinal degeneration due to glaucoma, aging, and diabetes. Although coffee contains only about 1 percent caffeine, it contains 7 percent to 9 percent chlorogenic acid (CLA), a powerful antioxidant. In the study, mice were treated with nitric oxide, which creates sight-damaging free radicals, but mice that were pretreated with CLA didn't develop retinal damage.
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2 comments:
My Dad drinks 4 POTS of coffe a day and he is 76 and cancer free. He smokes 2-3 packs a day. His eyesight is great also. I truly believe it's the coffee :)
That must be true.I drink 2 cups a day and I can see Russia from my back yard.
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