coffee
Health benefits a recurring theme in Harvard research
Berkeley Lab and USDA research could lead to new ways to fight beetle that devastates coffee crops worldwide.
Extracts from leftover coffee grounds are full of antioxidants.
Foam absorbs energy from sloshing liquids, Princeton scientists report in the journal Physics of Fluids.
Chlorogenic acid shown to prevent weight gain, maintain blood sugar levels, and promote healthy liver function.
Enzymes that help produce caffeine evolved independently in coffee, tea, and chocolate, say scientists who have newly sequenced the coffee plant genome
Coffee drinkers beware: Surprise ingredients that are neither sweet nor flavorful may be hiding in your coffee, and growing coffee shortages may increase the chance of having these fillers in your cup of joe in the future. The good news is that a highly accurate test is in the works to quickly find coffee containing unwanted fillers before the beverage reaches stores and restaurants.
The shocking news of an Ohio teen who died of a caffeine overdose in May highlighted the potential dangers of the normally well-tolerated and mass-consumed substance.
Coffee drinkers, rejoice! Aside from java’s energy jolt, food scientists say you may reap another health benefit from a daily cup of joe: prevention of deteriorating eyesight and possible blindness from retinal degeneration due to glaucoma, aging and diabetes.
