Coffee lovers can take heart in some intriguing new research. It may soon be possible enjoy drinking coffee without the burning pain of heartburn.
European researchers (and coffee lovers) who have studied the chemicals in coffees have found one that inhibits acid production in the stomach… and its unexpectedly part of espresso, French roast and other dark roasted blends. The results of the work were presented at the 239th American Chemical Society’s recent meeting held in San Francisco.
Until now, research has not verified the stomach irritating components of coffee. What’s more, the effectiveness of the “stomach friendly” brands remains unclear
The researchers used a variety of coffee (dark roast, regular roast, mild blend, decaffeinated and so called stomach friendly varieties) and examined their effect on cultures of human stomach cells.
They identified a mix of compounds, caffeine, catechols and N-alkanoly-5-hydroxytriptamides as the chemicals that promote stomach acid production. A fourth chemical, N-methylpyridinium (more common in dark roasts like espresso and French roast blends) inhibits acid. This chemical is a natural product of the roasting process, can have up to two times as much of the stomach saving ingredient as a light roast while also lending bold, rich flavor to that favorite of all morning beverages.
“The major import of our work is that it provides scientific evidence that you can produce a more stomach-friendly coffee by varying the processing technology,” said study author Veronika Somoza, professor and chair of the Research Platform of Molecular Food Science at the University of Vienna, Austria who presented the research. The team is now conducting a pilot study to see how the stomach acid reacts to both light roast and dark roast blends of coffee.
Identifying the components in coffee that cause stomach problems, as well as the one that does not. It might also help a lot of people who are bothered by coffee and push the development of a blend that’s gentler to the stomach, but retains the bold flavor coffee-drinkers crave. There’s good reason to try. Several earlier studies have found that a cup of coffee a day habit brings health benefits like lower risk of obesity, Alzheimer’s disease and colon cancer.
Almost 40 million people in the U.S. stay away from coffee because of acid reflux disease, a common stomach problem for those who drink coffee. There are stomach friendly coffees on the market, but your doctor won’t recommend them for you if you’ve been diagnosed with acid reflux. This condition causes the stomach contents to be pushed back up into the esophagus, and this causes the intense, burning discomfort of heartburn.
Professor of chemistry at the University of Scranton, Dr. Joseph Vinson has studied the antioxidant properties of our favorite wake-up beverage. He believes the study presented at the American Chemical Society gives hope of a less troublesome brew.
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Great News For Coffee Lovers… Continued…
Among doctors who don’t advise drinking coffee of any kind is Dr. Anthony A. Starpoli, director of gastroesophageal research at St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Centers in New York City. “I’m very strict about coffee,” he explained, because it causes serious stomach trouble for many people. “At the end of the day, if you have significant acid reflux disease, you should not drink coffee.”
There are medications, both over the counter and by prescription, that prevent the acid reflux, but you shouldn’t take them so you can drink coffee, wine, or any food that produces heartburn for you. These medications can inhibit the acid that serves to kill helpful bacteria, and this can sometimes cause diarrhea and other problems, not to mention becoming addictive according to Starpoli.
If you have acid reflux (or think you do) talk with your doctor. Treatment of the condition will help you feel better, and reduce the damage done to your body by untreated disease. And until the more stomach friendly blends make it to market take care drinking coffee.
