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Interesting research on the effects of Caffeine.
Researchers from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (Niddk) determined that patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (Hcv) who consumed more than 308 mg of caffeine daily had milder liver fibrosis. The daily amount of caffeine intake found to be beneficial is equivalent to 2.25 cups of regular coffee. Other sources of caffeine beyond coffee did not have the same therapeutic effect.
Details of this study are available in the January 2010 issue of Hepatology, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases.
Dr. Apurva Modi, the lead author, and fellow researchers at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases determined that for patients with chronic hepatitis C virus other sources of caffeine beyond coffee did not have the same therapeutic effect
Liver fibrosis, or scarring of the liver, is the second stage of liver disease, characterized by a degradation of liver function due to accumulated connective tissue.
From January 2006 to November 2008, all patients evaluated in the Liver Disease Branch of the National Institutes of Health were asked to complete a questionnaire to determine caffeine consumption. Questions were asked pertaining to: regular and diet soft drinks; regular and decaffeinated coffee; black, green, Chinese and herbal teas; cocoa and hot chocolate; caffeine-fortified drinks; chocolate candy; caffeine pills and medications with caffeine.
The study suggested that a beneficial effect requires caffeine consumption above a threshold of about 2 coffee-cup equivalents daily, but consumption of soda, green or black tea containing caffeine was not associated with reduced liver fibrosis.
Valentines Day will soon be upon us and what better a gift than that of great gourmet coffee. Be it a blend, estate, decaf, or flavored coffee it’s a perfect gift. With our portion packs they can be made as a perfect Valentines Day gifts for all your loved ones. We can imprint your message on the bags so that people will see your special message and get a great pot of coffee to boot.
We are shipping coffee to Iraq with our “coffee for the troops” program. A big thanks to all our customers without whose purchases we wouldn’t be able to make this possible. I am sure, and hope to have some reports from the people getting the coffee very soon and will put up postings as soon as they come in.
So again, thanks to all our great customers we really appreciate your business and hope that the new year is treating you well.
Enjoy the Java!!!
Sparky