> Coffee May Have A Fascinating Effect On Your Heart, And It's Not What You'd Expect
According to study leader Dr Fulvia Ceccarelli, “Besides the well-known stimulant effect on the body, caffeine also exerts an anti-inflammatory effect because it binds with the receptors expressed on the surface of immune cells.”
After tracking study participants’ food and caffeine consumption for a week, they took their blood to see how their consumption affected their cardiovascular health.
They were looking to see how healthy their endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) were. These are the cells responsible for repairing and maintaining blood vessel walls.
The researchers found a positive link between caffeine intake and a person’s amount of circulating EPCs.
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