Researchers have found that caffeine can help manage stress and, potentially, prevent conditions such as depression and memory loss. An international team of scientists from Portugal, the US and Brazil studied how caffeine could reduce the impact of stress on the brain. Associate Professor Rodrigo Cunha from Portugal’s University of Coimbra said his team fed […]
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Coffee contains a protein that has an effect similar to morphine, scientists at the University of Brasilia and Brazilian agriculture research company Embrapa have discovered. Moreover, they claim, the substance’s pain-killing effect lasts longer. The research was conducted by Felipe Vinecky of the Molecular Biology Department at the University of Brasilia in co-operation with the
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Scientists at Rio de Janeiro University say they believe that coffee could be fortified with minerals and ‘micronutrients’ in order to improve health. Micronutrient deficiency affects about 2 billion individuals worldwide. Iron deficiency is the most prevalent, reaching around 1.6 billion people in the world. In addition to iron deficiency, data in the literature indicates
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Working closely with the Dutch Sustainable Trade Initiative (IDH), several large, international coffee roasters – Nestlé, Kraft, Tchibo, and Sara Lee (which together account for 30 per cent of world sales) – have started an ambitious programme to drive the development of sustainable coffee sales from their current level of around 8 per cent, to
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