Doctors used to say that eating an apple a day would keep people healthy.
New information published by Stanford University School of Medicine researchers suggests doctors should have recommended that their patients drink at least a cup of coffee a day in addition to eating an apple. The study results, published in “Nature Medicine,” showed that caffeine can help reduce inflammation that occurs with many diseases.
Caffeine from coffee consumed in moderation could help painful inflammation sufferers find relief and even extend their lives.
David Furman, a Stanford Institute of Immunity, Transplantation and Infection professor and lead researcher and author of the study, noticed a potential connection between people drinking beverages that contained high levels of caffeine and positive inflammation changes while studying inflammation data. He and his fellow researchers then spent approximately eight years studying adults between the ages of 60 and 90 to confirm his theory.
The team was not only able to determine the various triggering events that caused inflammation, but they could also see positive results in inflammation reduction in coffee drinkers.
Furman and his team have only issued one warning in regards to increased caffeine intake: They recommend at this time that only healthy individuals drink more caffeine.
Caffeine can cause harmful symptoms in people with certain health conditions. It has even been linked to increased inflammation in people who have gastrointestinal problems.
Also, other research studies have shown that too much caffeine can cause abnormal heart rhythms, higher blood pressure and blood vessel narrowing.
