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Saturday, October 11, 2008

Coffee aroma may ease stress

(U.S. News & World Report) UPDATED 2008-06-13
Researchers in South Korea say just inhaling the aroma of coffee may activate anxiety-relieving genes and relieve stress. In a study of rats, the scientists found that when stressed animals inhaled the aroma of roasted coffee beans, a number of genes were activated, including some that produce proteins with healthful antioxidant activity. In effect, the aroma of the coffee helped ease the rats' stress. Scientists say this might explain why people who don't even drink coffee are attracted to the smell.  Read full story >
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