As if we really needed another reason to enjoy a good cup of coffee, here is another:
Those who drink coffee or hot tea are half as likely to have methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in their nasal passages. In the age of ever increasing super bugs, now coffee can be a cheap and effective fight against them! "In an effort to both prevent and treat MRSA, researchers have examined the antimicrobial effects of several commonly consumed plants and plant extracts," write the authors, led by Eric M. Matheson, MD, from the Department of Family Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston. "What remains unclear is whether tea and coffee have systemic antimicrobial activity when consumed orally as beverages."
Iced Tea doesn't cut it as the a lot of the compounds in tea are only soluble at higher temps. Soda also doesn't do it, so that rules out caffine. Currently researchers aren't 100% what exact compound in coffee and hot tea causes the health benefit, but they are working to discover it. Future studies will also show at what ammount of coffee consumption the benefits appear as right now it is unclear weather one cup or five cups is needed. So stay tuned, this good get interesting!
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