Coffee could fight disease, colon cancer

Coffee contains similar levels of antioxidants to black tea and can be just as beneficial to health, according to Scottish scientists that have found coffee’s antioxidants are highly absorbable by the human body.

Tea, particularly green tea, has received widespread media coverage for studies revealing its health benefits but Professor Alan Crozier from the University of Glasgow says that the new findings show that coffee can also be considered a valuable source of antioxidants, supplementing those obtained from fruit and vegetables.
Research has already established the antioxidant activity of coffee and confirmed its antioxidant components – chlorogenic acid, also found in fruits, such as apples.

But Professor Crozier’s research demonstrated for the first time the high bioavailability of such antioxidants when consumed in coffee.

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