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Can Caffeine Help Block the Sun?
Monday, August 27, 2007
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There is a new report out by the National Academy of Sciences that you caffeine junkies might want to run with. A recent research study conducted by The Laboratory for Research at Rutgers University found a potential link that leads scientists to believe that combining a healthy dose of caffeine and exercise can help destroy precancerous cells resulting from sun damage. The study was conducted on mice not men, but the scientific control sample that ingested caffeine while hitting the treadmill (or mice wheel, if you will), showed the greatest ability to protect against harmful solar radiation. Dr. Michael Gold, dermatologist and spokesman for the Skin Cancer foundation indicated that the study warrants further research and cautioned that until similar results are found in human trials we certainly cannot let down our guard against the harmful sun. “If you go outside, you have to wear sunscreen…it has to be caffeine and exercise with your sunscreen. I wonder if Starbucks will invent a sunscreen next?
Jerri, DTR
Nutrition Specialist
"You never know what you can do, unless you try"
Jerri, DTR
Nutrition Specialist
"You never know what you can do, unless you try"
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