Coffee With Milk May Help Fight Inflammation, Study Shows
. “Polyphenols act as antioxidants helping to combat free radicals [unstable molecules] and help to protect against cellular damage commonly seen with inflammation.”, board-certified internist and rheumatologist in Dallas, TX. “The food industry actually uses polyphenols in different foods to try to improve the quality, prevent deterioration or change of flavor.” Given the fact they’re antioxidants, the food industry uses them to maintain the integrity of the food they’re manufacturing, he adds.
In this study, researchers induced inflammation artificially and exposed this inflammation to cells, explains Dr. Zashin. “If you get an infection, your body will mobilize white cells to fight the infection and that causes inflammation in the process.” He further explains that the cells in the study that were exposed to the polyphenols and amino acids seemed to have a better response at decreasing inflammation compared to those with polyphenols alone or those with neither, a.k.a.
Therefore, “If you drink coffee and milk , it works as a more anti-inflammatory effect than the coffee alone,” says Dr. Zashin. With lower inflammation in the body comes less of a risk of cell damage and tissue, which could in turn mean a decreased risk of developing degenerative diseases like
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