Attention coffee lovers! Drinking coffee is not only in your genes, it can even become an addiction…
Erasmus MC researchers examined more than 18,000 people and their coffee drinking behaviour † They discovered that genes determine the extent to which your liver can handle caffeine † They also found the specific gene that causes coffee consumption. The same gene also plays a role in other addictions, such as those to morphine, amphetamine and cocaine † Coffee addiction is a mild addiction.
Genetic Cause
So how much coffee you can drink depends on the extent to which your liver can process the caffeine in coffee † Your genes determine this breakdown process. The liver sees coffee as a potentially toxic, foreign substance † That is why the liver makes various proteins to process the caffeine, among other things. These proteins determine the amount of coffee that you can process and drink.
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Coffee and Parkinson's
The genes involved in coffee processing also appear to be associated with the development of Parkinson's disease † Drinking coffee seems to protect you against this:but does the coffee prevent you from getting Parkinson's or do the genes that determine how much coffee you drink play a role in the development of Parkinson's? Follow-up study is needed to discover this connection.
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