New research reveals coffee has positive impacts to your gut health
New research from APC Microbiome Ireland, a world leading research centre at University College Cork, has comprehensively explored the mechanisms behind coffee’s positive effects on the gut-brain axis for the first time1. The study published in Nature Communications and sponsored by the Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee (ISIC), reveals how regular consumption of both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee can affect the gut microbiome, and in turn influence mood and stress levels. The benefits of coffee for both digestion and mood have been widely studied, but the exact mechanisms behind these effects have remained unclear. This research investigated how coffee