Coffee Beans Keep Your Cells Healthy, Study Finds

Roasting coffee beans creates stable antioxidants, which are believed to help protect human cells from damage and premature aging, according to a new study from the University of B.C.

And you might want to go for the medium rather than the dark roast if you want the maximum dose of antioxidants, the research says. The beneficial compounds created by the roasting process start to break down with excessive roasting at high heat, said lead author Yazheng Lui, a master's student at UBC's faculty of land and food systems.

The work of Lui and her co-author professor David Kitts brings some clarity to a murky brew of previous research that had produced conflicting data about the abundance and nature of the antioxidant qualities of coffee, which had been attributed to caffeine and to the presence of naturally occurring antioxidants. Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Coffee+beans+could+keep+cells+healthy+says+study/4217528/story.html#ixzz1CveJe6z2

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