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The Austrian scientists conducted a complex biochemical study of coffee to determine which of the many components of the tasty drink causes some coffee lovers heartburn. To their surprise, they found that in addition to the materials really can cause heartburn, coffee is also a substance that reduces the acidity, and, hence, the risk of heartburn. However, the beneficial substance is formed only when the so-called "dark" roast coffee beans. Coffee lovers note: varieties dark roast coffee does not cause heartburn.

Opponents of coffee as a weighty argument in discussions often use the fact that coffee makes heartburn. (Heartburn is a burning sensation in the lower chest or epigastric region, caused by throwing gastric contents into the lower esophagus and irritation of its mucosa). For example, in the US, about 40 million people don't drink coffee because of the possible occurrence of heartburn.

Indeed, in some cases, coffee can increase the level of acidity of the stomach that can cause heartburn. Austrian scientists from the University of Vienna (University of Vienna) decided to establish whether the technology of coffee brewing that will allow you to enjoy a drink without unpleasant consequences for those who have coffee causes heartburn. The experiment was conducted using living cells in the human stomach.

Scientists have been making coffee of various types of beans, different roasting (light roasting, medium, dark), using various methods (brewing "in the East" in cezve, espresso, Americano, "a French press" and so on). First, they were able to determine that coffee has several components, including, primarily caffeine, which increase the acidity of gastric juice. But then, to their surprise, the researchers found that the substance N-methylpyridin (N-methylpyridinium), also found in coffee, has the property to reduce acidity. This substance appears in the coffee beans in a dark roast (usually used for making coffee in espresso machines). "The value of our study lies in the fact that, thanks to him, was obtained scientific proof of the existence of the technology of preparation of coffee, which would have caused heartburn" – proudly commented the obtained results Professor Veronika Somoza (Somoza Veronika), who led the research team.

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