Comment atractyligenin in coffee (Score 1) 628
Most people do not know, but a trace amount of a toxic chemical called atractyligenin is found in the coffee you and I drink. There have been several studies attempting to link long term exposure to various types of cancer. One was even in Science. All of them have been largely ignored.
High doses in the short term have other nasty effects, however. Shutting down certain sugar cycles in your body, among other things. Deaths from atractyligenin are common in Africa, where they use plants containing the chemical for natural remedies.
A google search doesn't reveal much, but if you're interested, there is a great deal of information about atractyloside, a derivatized form of atractyligenin.
High doses in the short term have other nasty effects, however. Shutting down certain sugar cycles in your body, among other things. Deaths from atractyligenin are common in Africa, where they use plants containing the chemical for natural remedies.
A google search doesn't reveal much, but if you're interested, there is a great deal of information about atractyloside, a derivatized form of atractyligenin.
