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The Effects of a Cup of ‘Joe’ and a Jog on Skin Cancer

Filed Under Skin Care Articles, Skin Care Tips |

A new study just released from the scientists at State University of New Jersey announced that coffee in combination with exercise can reduce your risk of certain skin cancers. Although on their own, coffee and exercise have been shown to have a minimal effect on reducing skin cancer, together they appear to create a “synergy” which, when tested on mice, seems to increase the body’s ability to fight the occurrence of cell damage leading to skin cancer.

The results of experiments done on lab mice using UVB ultraviolet light were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences journal and showed the coffee-exercise combination appeared to kill off more pre-cancerous skin cells.

Four groups of mice were tested: One group drank the human equivalent of one or two cups of coffee a day. Another group exercised on a running wheel, while a third group drank caffeinated water and exercised. A fourth “control” group did not run and was not given any caffeine.

Compared with the control group, mice exposed to caffeine, but not able to exercise, showed a 95% increase in apoptosis which is the process by which damaged cells “commit suicide” to avoid cancer. A 120% increase in apoptosis was seen in the mice which exercised but were not given caffeine. The group of mice which combined both exercise and caffeine produced an almost four-fold increase in apoptosis.

Dr Allan Conney, one of the report’s authors, said, “If apoptosis takes place in a sun-damaged cell, its progress toward cancer will be aborted.”

While optimistic about the results of the study, Dr Alison Ross, of Cancer Research UK, said, “This study was carried out in mice so there will need to be more research in this area to see if there is a similar effect in humans. Drinking a cup of coffee before going out jogging is definitely not a substitute for adequate sun protection.”

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