Can All Coffee, Even Decaf, Improve Your Mood?
Coffee doesn’t just impact your energy levels first thing in the morning; it also influences the makeup of the gut microbiota, which in turn could influence mood and stress levels. This is according to new research from APC Microbiome Ireland, a research center based at University College Cork, in Ireland. The study is published in Nature Communications.
“Coffee is more than just caffeine,” said study author John Cryan, PhD, Principal Investigator at APC Microbiome Ireland, in a press release. “It’s a complex dietary factor that interacts with our gut microbes, our metabolism, and even our emotional well-being.”
The term gut microbiota refers to all the different micro-organisms such as bacteria that live inside the digestive tract. They are a vital part of the gut microbiome, which refers not only to the microbes but also the environment they live in.
Excerpted from Medical News Today
