Posted on 11/25/2024 8:38:38 PM PST by ConservativeMind
A large international team of medical researchers has found that people who drink coffee regularly have much more of one type of gut bacteria than people who do not. In their study, the group analyzed stool and blood samples from a large number of patients and also studied similar data in large medical databases, looking for impacts of coffee drinking on the gut biome.
In this new study, the research team sought to learn more about the impact of a single food, or in this case a beverage, on the gut biome. They chose coffee for two reasons: First, because it is consumed by so many people; second, because it is either consumed every day or not at all.
To learn about the impact of coffee drinking on the gut biome, the researchers began by analyzing medical data for approximately 22,800 people living in the U.K. and the U.S. and for another 54,200 people in 211 cohorts. This allowed them to compare stool sample data from people who reported drinking coffee and those who did not, while exploring differences in the gut biome between the two groups.
The researchers found one major difference in the two groups—the population numbers of a bacteria called Lawsonibacter asaccharolyticus. Those people who drank coffee regularly had levels as high as eight times those who did not—and the difference held steady for people all around the globe.
The research team acknowledges that they do not know what impact higher levels of L. asaccharolyticus may have on people, but suggest it is likely associated with health benefits that have been attributed to coffee drinking. They suggest there are substantial impacts of a single food or beverage on the human gut biome.
(Excerpt) Read more at medicalxpress.com ...
Apparently, coffee enhances its growth, despite not having fiber.
I’m reminded of Dr.Kelso on “Scrubs”. “Coffee...puts a spring in your step and your ass on the can!”.
Three straight shots of espresso in the morning and the evening. Mmmm.
I mix in about 1 1/2 tsp. of inulin(a soluble fiber) with my coffee everyday.
The study didn’t exclude other hot beverages...
and the evening.
How in the world can you go to sleep???
If I do espresso in the afternoon, even, I can’t get to sleep that night...
Oh noes, coffee is bad again. I’ll wait for 6-8 weeks for the next one that says coffee good.
I think it means the opposite — that coffee is good. It wasn’t clear, though. I did pick out the word, “benefits”, in the article so now assume it’s good.
I drink a lot of coffee. Even before bedtime. I hope it’s good for me :-) because it would be hard to give up.
My aunt and uncle had a rule in their house: “The coffee pot is always on”. Everyone in their little town of 200 in rural Minnesota was welcome to stop by and have a cup. My uncle died young, at only 97. He died from complications from a broken rib, exacerbated by his diabetes. My aunt celebrated her 100th birthday a bit ago. Unfortunately, she didn’t make it to 101.
My aunt and uncle had a rule in their house: “The coffee pot is always on”. Everyone in their little town of 200 in rural Minnesota was welcome to stop by and have a cup. My uncle died young, at only 97. He died from complications from a broken rib, exacerbated by his diabetes. My aunt celebrated her 100th birthday a bit ago. Unfortunately, she didn’t make it to 101.
Coffee ‘good’ this week.................
Nope. Read the article :-)
Shirley you jest!
I drink Kona Hawaiian all day long.
My liver transplant doctor told me coffee, coffee, coffee.
One complaint I have about these kinds of studies is that they never indicate if they include decaffeinated coffee. I love coffee, but about 26 years ago I gave up caffeine almost entirely and switched to decaf. And I know others who drink primarily or exclusively decaf.
Nice! We drink the Starbucks Espresso Blend we buy at Costco.
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