According to a new study, coffee delays skin aging

2024 may mark a new era of coffee. According to a study published on January 4 Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology , this drink will undoubtedly have benefits: it will slow down the aging of the skin. Is it enough to appease most of us who no longer count the number of glasses we drink per day?

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Scientific rigor requires that members of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, who developed the research, draw on nearly half a million Britons who use the UK Biobank (a public database that identifies genetics, lifestyle and health undisclosed information as well as genetic biological samples). The idea is to analyze the effects of coffee on skin cells.

The results show that high coffee consumption is thus associated with a reduced risk of skin aging. The main cause of this deterioration, oxidative stress, would then be limited to Arabica. Better yet, according to research, caffeine helps preserve skin’s youthfulness by causing greater production of telomerase, the molecule that maintains DNA. It also limits the degradation of telomeres, those genetic shields that break down and are the basis of skin aging.

You don’t have to be an expert scientist to draw a conclusion yet. while drinking coffee isn’t bad and can therefore slow skin aging, it’s still helpful to remember that, like anything, it’s also a matter of not doing it. overuse. Indeed, according to the official recommendations of the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) in 2015, “a healthy adult should not exceed 200 mg of caffeine at one time, and at least 400 during the day. That is, a cup, a cup and a half of coffee once, four to five throughout the day. A piece of advice to follow, especially at night: this addictive drink inhibits the secretion of melatonin, the sleep hormone. The latter is also regularly mentioned as a beauty secret. So it’s all about balance.