| Drinking coffee may help prevent colon cancer, | | | | of the brew were then exposed to laboratory |
| according to a group of researchers in Germany. | | | | preparations of human intestinal cells for three |
| They identified a potent antioxidant compound in | | | | days and results were compared to cells that |
| the popular brew that appears to boost the | | | | were not exposed to coffee. |
| activity of phase II enzymes, which are thought | | | | The anticancer compound, called methylpyridinium, |
| to protect against colon cancer, the second | | | | is found almost exclusively in coffee and coffee |
| leading cause of cancer death in the United | | | | products but is not found in significant amounts in |
| States. | | | | other foods and beverages. |
| Although researchers have suspected for years | | | | If you don't like coffee but still want its anticancer |
| that coffee consumption may offer some | | | | benefits, there may be an option in the future: A |
| protection against cancer as a result of the drink's | | | | pill or dietary supplement could one day be |
| high antioxidant content, this study represents the | | | | developed, the researchers predict. |
| first time that a specific, highly active anticancer | | | | The findings did not state how much coffee was |
| compound has been identified in the beverage. | | | | necessary to be effective. |
| To investigate the theory that coffee fights | | | | I hope you got tons of value from this article, and |
| cancer, researchers prepared a conventional | | | | will put this information into action. Remember, |
| coffee beverage using roasted, decaffeinated | | | | nothing happens until you take action. I'd like to |
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