Why we love or even hate coffee - Hindustan Times

Why we love or even hate coffee

New Delhi, September 14, 2011

A gene plays a role in influencing how much coffee people drink, according researchers from the Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR). Dr Enda Byrne from QIMR said that coffee is the most popular beverage in the world and their study has shown there is a small genetic variant in

the population that determines how people react to coffee and therefore explains why some people will consume coffee at higher levels and why others won’t drink it at all.

“Our study found coffee consumption is not only influenced by genes, but caffeine can also affect the expression of genes,” said Dr Byrne. “With caffeine impacting gene expression, we believe that caffeine then influences chemical pathways in the body.
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