Light roast paper filtered is how I'm going to have my morning coffee, with a few squares of 80% dark chocolate ( perhaps after breakfast but before noon).
1 month ago (edited) | 1
I’m a decaf, got Crohn’s and currently an ileocolostomy. It’s a bit of an irritant and stimulant for me, it’s ok when I’m well. Glad of that as I love coffee.
1 month ago | 2
So, Lactobacillus asaccharolyticus is a good guy. We want it to be high. Right? Caffeinated here!
1 month ago | 1
This is great news as i am a coffee pot 😂 but i do drink instant coffee most of the time, and have fresh coffee sometimes. Does instant coffee have the same benefits or is it just fresh coffee
1 month ago | 3
Learn more about the study here: zoe.com/learn/coffee-gut-bacteria-zoe-study?utm_me…
1 month ago | 0
Does coffee in keurig pods have the same properties?
1 month ago | 1
ZOE
Did you know your morning coffee leaves a microbial signature in your gut?
In one of ZOE’s latest studies, published in the leading journal Nature Microbiology, we analysed gut microbiome data from more than 22,000 people across 25 countries to understand how coffee affects our microbes (PMID: 39558133).
We identified over 100 bacterial species linked to coffee drinking. The most striking was Lactobacillus asaccharolyticus, which was around 6 to 8 times more abundant in regular coffee drinkers.
Interestingly, this same relationship held true for decaf coffee, suggesting that the effects come not from caffeine, but from coffee’s rich mix of plant compounds, such as polyphenols.
These compounds are broken down by gut microbes into metabolites like quinic acid and hippurate, which are linked with metabolic benefits (PMID: 29057986). In other words, the chemistry of coffee may help explain why regular coffee drinkers often have better markers of metabolic and heart health.
If you enjoy your morning coffee, caffeinated or not, you can do so knowing there’s good evidence that it supports your gut and overall health.
So, are you team caffeine or decaf?
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