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Coffee and Human Health : Chemistry and Mechanisms of Action.

Royal Society of Chemistry eBooks 1968-2026 Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Grosso, Giuseppe.
Series:
Issn Series
Issn Series ; v.Volume 45
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Coffee.
Bioactive compounds.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (431 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Cambridge : Royal Society of Chemistry, The, 2025.
Summary:
Written by renowned researchers in the field, this title provides an updated overview of existing evidence for the good and bad health effects of coffee consumption.
Contents:
Cover
Copyright
Preface
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction to Coffee History, Preparation Methods, and the Basic Chemistry of Its Bioactive Compounds
1.1 Introduction
1.2 History of Coffee
1.3 Coffee Market and Consumption
1.4 Coffee Types, Processing, and Preparation Methods
1.5 Coffee Bean Components: A Magic Bullet for Health?
1.5.1 Caffeine
1.5.2 Chlorogenic Acids
1.5.3 Diterpenes
1.5.4 Melanoidins
1.5.5 Trigonelline
1.6 Conclusions
References
Chapter 2 Coffee Preparations and Roasting
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Effect of Preparations on Coffee Quality
2.2.1 Effect of Fermentation
2.2.2 Effect of Steam Treatment
2.2.3 Effect of Decaffeination
2.2.4 Effects of Other Preparations
2.3 Effect of Roasting on Coffee Quality
2.4 Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Chapter 3 Recent Trends in Spent Coffee Grounds: Phytochemical Profiling and Valorization Opportunities
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Spent Coffee Grounds' Chemical Profiling and Antioxidant Capacity
3.2.1 Antioxidant Compounds
3.2.2 Mineral Composition
3.2.3 Proteins
3.2.4 Spent Coffee Ground Oil
3.2.5 Sterol Composition
3.2.6 Fatty Acid Profile
3.3 Spent Coffee Ground Valorization
3.4 Conclusion
Chapter 4 Caffeine
4.1 Introduction
4.1.1 Caffeine - Resources, Concentrations, and Techniques
4.1.2 Caffeine - Pharmacokinetics
4.2 Biological Effects of Caffeine
4.2.1 Caffeine - Cardiovascular System and Its Components
4.2.2 Caffeine - Adipose Tissue
4.2.3 Caffeine - Skeletal Muscle Tissue
4.2.4 Caffeine - Central Nervous System (CNS)
4.3 Conclusions
Author Contributions
Chapter 5 Cafestol and Kahweol
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Chemistry of Cafestol and Kahweol
5.3 Biosynthesis.
5.4 Composition of Coffee Diterpenes in Nature
5.4.1 Inter-species Differentiation
5.4.2 Intra-species Differentiation
5.4.3 Diterpenes in Seed and Non-seed Parts
5.4.4 Biological and Ecological Roles in Plants
5.4.5 Extraction and Isolation from Green Coffee Beans
5.5 Instrumental Analysis for Identification and Quantification
5.6 Coffee Roasting and Its Degradation Products
5.7 Content in Coffee Beverages
5.7.1 Extraction Parameters in Coffee Brewing
5.7.2 Brew Quality
5.8 Biological Activities
5.9 Absorption, Metabolism, and Excretion
5.10 Conclusions
Chapter 6 The Main Coffee Polyphenols: Chlorogenic, Ferulic, and Caffeic Acids
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Structure of Chlorogenic Acid
6.3 Source of Chlorogenic Acid
6.4 Absorption and Blood Transfer of Chlorogenic Acid
6.5 Health Benefits of Chlorogenic Acid
6.5.1 Effects of Chlorogenic Acid on T2DM
6.5.2 Effects of Chlorogenic Acid on Diabetic Complications
6.5.3 Effects of Chlorogenic Acid on Hypertension
6.5.4 Effects of Chlorogenic Acid on Dyslipidemia
6.6 Health Benefits of Ferulic Acid
6.6.1 Effects of Ferulic Acid on T2DM
6.6.2 Effects of Ferulic Acid on Diabetic Complications
6.6.3 Effects of Ferulic Acid on Hypertension
6.6.4 Effects of Ferulic Acid on Dyslipidemia
6.7 Health Benefits of Caffeic Acids
6.7.1 Effects of Caffeic Acids on T2DM
6.7.2 Effects of Caffeic Acids on Diabetic Complications
6.7.3 Effects of Caffeic Acids on Hypertension
6.7.4 Effects of Caffeic Acids on Dyslipidemia
6.8 Conclusion
Abbreviations
Chapter 7 Coffee Melanoidins and Gut Health
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Chemistry of Coffee Melanoidins
7.2.1 Chemical Routes of Melanoidin Formation
7.3 Coffee Melanoidins in the Gastrointestinal Tract.
7.3.1 Coffee Melanoidins and Enzyme Activity
7.3.2 Coffee Melanoidins and Antioxidant Activity
7.3.3 Coffee Melanoidins and Gut Microbiota
7.4 Conclusions
Chapter 8 Coffee, the Metabolome and the Gut Microbiome
8.1 Introduction
8.1.1 The Metabolome
8.1.2 Microbiota and Microbiome
8.2 Coffee-related Metabolome
8.3 Effects of Coffee Consumption on Gut Microbiota
8.4 Conclusions
Chapter 9 Coffee and Oxidative Stress
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Oxidative Stress and Health
9.3 Inflammation and Health
9.4 Oxidative Stress and Coffee Consumption
9.5 Inflammation and Coffee Consumption
9.6 Conclusion
Chapter 10 Coffee and Cardiovascular Disease
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Coffee and Arterial Hypertension
10.2.1 Mechanisms
10.2.2 Coffee and Risk of Hypertension
10.2.3 Coffee and Blood Pressure Control in Patients with Arterial Hypertension
10.2.4 Coffee Consumption Through the Prism of Clinical Guidelines and Recommendations
10.2.5 Summary and Practical Conclusions
10.3 Coffee and Lipid Disorders
10.3.1 A Chemical Explanation for the Difference in the Effect of Coffee Consumption on the Lipid Profile
10.3.2 Coffee and Lipids from the Perspective of Guidelines/Recommendations of Scientific Societies
10.3.3 Summary and Practical Conclusions
10.4 Coffee and Heart Diseases
10.4.1 Coronary Artery Disease
10.4.2 Coffee and the Risk of ACS and Prognosis of Patients After ACS
10.4.3 Coffee and the Risk of Stroke and Prognosis of Stroke Patients
10.4.4 Coffee and the Risk of PAD
10.4.5 Coffee and the Risk of HF
10.4.6 Mechanisms
10.4.7 Summary and Practical Conclusions
10.5 Coffee and Arrhythmias
10.5.1 Results of Clinical Studies
10.5.2 Summary and Practical Conclusions.
10.6 Coffee and Cardiovascular Mortality
10.6.1 Does the Type of Coffee Make a Difference?
10.6.2 Do Coffee Additives Make a Difference?
10.6.3 Filtered or Unfiltered Coffee?
10.6.4 Summary and Practical Conclusions
Chapter 11 Coffee and Metabolic Disorders
11.1 Metabolic Syndrome: Definition and Outcomes
11.2 Coffee and Metabolic Changes
11.2.1 Coffee and Lipid Profile
11.2.2 Coffee and Obesity
11.2.3 Coffee and Metabolic Syndrome
11.3 The Effect of Coffee on Hyperglycemia and Diabetes Mellitus
11.4 Final Comments
Chapter 12 Coffee and Liver Health
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Chronic Liver Diseases
12.2.1 ALD
12.2.2 NAFLD
12.2.3 Liver Fibrosis and Cirrhosis
12.2.4 Liver Cancers
12.3 Clinical and Epidemiological Evidence on Coffee and Liver Health
12.3.1 Coffee Consumption and Markers of Liver Function
12.3.2 Coffee Consumption and Risk of ALD, NAFLD, and Liver Fibrosis
12.3.3 Coffee Consumption and Risk of Liver Cancers
12.4 Mechanisms of Coffee Against Liver Diseases
12.4.1 Coffee and Steatosis
12.4.2 Coffee, Inflammation and Liver Fibrosis
12.4.3 Coffee and Liver Cancers
12.5 Conclusions
Chapter 13 Coffee and Neurodegenerative Diseases
13.1 Introduction
13.2 Coffee Consumption and Dementia
13.3 Coffee Consumption and Parkinson's Disease
13.4 Coffee Consumption and Structural Brain Parameters
13.5 Molecular Mechanisms Underlying the Effects of Coffee and Its Components on the Brain
13.6 Conclusions
Chapter 14 Effects of Caffeine on Kidney Stone Disease and Renal Cancer
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Caffeine in Daily Life and Its Pharmacokinetics
14.3 Caffeine and Kidney Functions
14.4 Roles of Caffeine in Kidney Stone Disease
14.5 Roles of Caffeine in RCC
14.6 Conclusions.
Acknowledgments
Chapter 15 Coffee and Cancer
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Coffee and Digestive Tract Cancers
15.2.1 Oral, Pharyngeal, Laryngeal, and Esophageal Cancers
15.2.2 Gastric Cancer
15.2.3 Colorectal, Colon, and Rectal Cancers
15.3 Pancreatic Cancer
15.4 Liver Cancer and Hepatocellular Carcinoma
15.5 Female Cancers
15.5.1 Breast Cancer
15.5.2 Endometrial Cancer
15.5.3 Ovarian Cancer
15.5.4 Regulation of Sex Hormones' Blood Concentration
15.6 Prostate Cancer
15.7 Lung Cancer
15.8 Bladder Cancer
15.9 Skin Cancers
15.10 Brain Cancers and Glioma
15.11 Blood Cancers
15.12 Mechanisms by Which Coffee May Influence Cancer Risk
15.12.1 Antioxidant Properties
15.12.2 Induction of Endogenous Defense
15.12.3 DNA Methylation
15.12.4 Inhibition of Metastases
15.12.5 Inhibition of Inflammation
15.12.6 Inhibition of Angiogenesis
15.12.7 Moderate Stress Stimulation
15.13 Conclusions
Chapter 16 Coffee Components: Acrylamide, Mycotoxins, and Furan
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Acrylamide
16.3 Furan
16.4 Mycotoxins
16.4.1 Ochratoxins
16.4.2 Other Mycotoxins
16.4.3 Mitigation Strategies
16.5 Conclusions
Chapter 17 Coffee and Osteoporosis and the Risk of Bone Fractures
17.1 Osteoporosis - A Global Health Problem
17.2 Coffee Consumption and Osteoporosis - Potential Biological Mechanisms
17.3 Coffee Consumption and Bone Mineral Density and the Risk of Osteoporosis
17.4 Coffee Consumption and the Risk of Bone Fractures
17.5 Coffee Consumption by People with Osteoporosis - What Do the Guidelines Say?
17.6 Conclusion
Chapter 18 Caffeine and Genetics
18.1 Introduction
18.2 Genetics of Habitual Caffeine Consumption
18.3 Caffeine Pharmacokinetics.
18.3.1 Genetics of Caffeine Absorption and Distribution.
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ISBN:
1-83916-686-X
1-83916-685-1
OCLC:
1517976260

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