Coffee Graduates to Health Food Status
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Your favorite morning brew has a surprising new perk.
Good news for the 80 percent of Americans who down an average of 3.2 cups of java a day: Your liver loves it. And because the liver is your body’s vital detox center, that’s a big health plus. It’s not the caffeine. Apparently, it’s the antioxidants or other compounds in coffee that keep your liver humming. So if you were just thinking you could do with a cup of joe, go for it.
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The liver is a major multitasker. It’s a housekeeper: It filters toxins from the blood, cleaning pollutants, alcohol, useless residues, nicotine, and other garbage out of the body. It’s also a stock clerk: It keeps extra carbohydrates on hand and releases them when blood sugar levels are low, plus it warehouses fat-soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K for future use. It’s a body builder, too: The liver makes proteins to build muscles, and it produces bile, which is needed to digest fat. 
Evidence that coffee takes some stress off the liver was discovered when scientists determined that coffee lovers have fewer liver enzymes in their blood than do coffee shunners — and that’s a good thing. Liver enzymes are an indication of liver damage. What’s more, coffee’s protective effect was even more pronounced in moderate to heavy drinkers, even though alcohol can be particularly taxing on the liver (however, there’s no way coffee can make up for the damage that long-term heavy alcohol consumption does to the liver). Ready for a refill? |
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Here we are having coffee with Sam in St Paul last April(that’s the fourth month of the year). Blips is behind the camera.
majong said,
August 26, 2006 at 1:01 pm
I really like it that you put so mutch pictures of you and the people you talk about on your log!
And, offcourse is coffee healthy, just like chocolate! That makes me a very very healthy person wahahahaha…..
ElMarStel said,
August 26, 2006 at 1:37 pm
of course koffie is lekker and healthy, thats why i drink so much off it each day (9 big cups)and i still sleep very well too.
MATTS said,
August 26, 2006 at 2:32 pm
Long live SENSEO!! Let’s take an other bakkie…
maxima said,
August 26, 2006 at 9:41 pm
It said 80% of AMERICANS…..I don’t know if the Dutch benefit from coffee. You Dutch will have to do your own study.hehehehehhee
Mirjam said,
August 28, 2006 at 1:11 pm
I love it! I have to tell you I drink at least 4 or 5 cups a day probably more. Swedish style… rather strong. That is such a great picture too. Thanks for the count of months… I sort of need all the help I can get
M
Sam said,
August 28, 2006 at 3:26 pm
Now those two look like they have clean livers!