For you all coffee lovers this is a very good news for all of you. Well, a new study suggests that you might not have to. According to new research, drinking four cups of coffee a day appears to come with some surprising health benefits. The study, published by Judith Haendeler and Joachim Altschmied of Heinrich-Heine-University and the IUF-Leibniz Research Institute for Environmental Medicine in Duesseldorf, Germany in PLOS Biology, found that an amount of caffeine equivalent to four cups of joe can be good for your heart.
Apparently, the caffeine pushes p27, an enzyme that normally slows cell division, into the mitochondria of the cell, according to Medical News Today. Once the enzyme is in the cell, it triggers all of these mechanisms that help repair heart muscles, meaning it could help people heal after a heart attack and help with other cardiovascular issues, according to Science Daily. In the study, the effects of caffeine were tested on pre-diabetic, obese mice, and in aged mice, not humans just yet, so there's still some research to sort out.
Haendeler said in a statement, according to Science Daily, accompanying the findings, “Our results indicate a new mode of action for caffeine, one that promotes protection and repair of heart muscle through the action of mitochondrial p27. These results should lead to better strategies for protecting heart muscle from damage, including consideration of coffee consumption or caffeine as an additional dietary factor in the elderly population.”
