There's More to Coffee Than Just Caffeine

Source: Tufts University
January 17, 2003

The caffeine in coffee is often targeted as the cause of coffee's negative effects, such as jittery nerves. Another health concern pinned on caffeinated coffee is that it may boost blood levels of homocysteine, a protein component associated with an increase risk of heart disease. However, a new study by Dutch researchers found that while coffee can increase blood levels of homocysteine, caffeine may well not be the only culprit. Their findings are published in a recent issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

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