Coffee And The Pancreas

Coffee Compounds Protect

Pancreas Function

Previous studies have shown that regularly drinking coffee
may help protect against type-2 diabetes, but exactly how
has remained a mystery.

Now a new Chinese study reports that compounds in coffee
may inhibit the formation of protein compounds that are
known to contribute to the death of cells in the pancreas,
which produces insulin.

Researchers focused on a chlorogenic acid naturally found
in coffee, demonstrating in the lab "significant inhibitory
effects" on the compounds linked to pancreatic cell death.

They also looked at caffeine and found a "weak inhibitory
effect" on the damaging proteins and on the protection of
pancreas cells.

This is the first time, scientists noted, that caffeine has been shown to have beneficial effects on the pancreas; in type 2 diabetes, the pancreas does not produce adequate insulin or
the body doesn't respond properly to insulin.

Researchers speculated that coffee compounds might be considered for future anti-diabetes drug development.

Source: Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

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