Chalk up another point for coffee! The BBC is reporting on a recent study performed at the University of North Dakota involving rabbits and coffee.
A vital barrier* between the brain and the main blood supply of rabbits fed a fat-rich diet was protected in those given a caffeine supplement.
*(The “blood brain barrier” is a filter which protects the central nervous system from potentially harmful chemicals carried around in the rest of the bloodstream)
“Caffeine is a safe and readily available drug and its ability to stabilise the blood brain barrier means it could have an important part to play in therapies against neurological disorders.” – Dr. Jonathan Geiger (study leader)
So there you have it. Coffee not only wakes you up, it also has the potential to create a cholesterol blocking force field at the same time! If you had any reason to doubt your daily dose of mud, you now have science on your side.
(via BBC)
Good thing I take all frapacinios through the ear only
coffee drinkers are so biased and determined to prove their addiction to be beneficial. take it as it is, legal crack, crackheads.