Sat 12 May 2007 – 10.39
Well, not really, but it does have health benefits. Take that, skeptics.
An article from physorg.com reveals some geeky new sciency-med facts about coffee and how it might help stay off Type-2 Diabetes…
Coffee contains hundreds of components including substantial amounts of chlorogenic acid, caffeine, magnesium, potassium, vitamin B3, trigonelline, and lignans. Limited evidence suggests that coffee may improve glucose metabolism by reducing the rate of intestinal glucose absorption and by stimulating the secretion of the gut hormone glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) that is beneficial for the secretion of insulin.
Want the full deal, read up. Then drink up.
posted by Scott in coffee, health & fitness.
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