Comments on: Caffeine Protects Against Skin Cancer

By: Jtopia

Jtopia — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:09:43 +0000

Yeah Benabio, you Jerk!

By: Leslie

Leslie — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 17:43:42 +0000

Brian Harrison makes a very pertinent point. There is no point in a glib article about something like cancer. Why bother? I always drank some form of caffeine from childhood until now. Sodas, chocolate drinks, tea, coffee etc. I am a fair skinned brunette with green eyes. I enjoyed outdoor activity as a child and swam a great deal (and usually drank a Dr. Pepper at every break I took from the pool) 21 years ago at the age of 32 I was diagnosed with a melanoma. Didn’t appear to help me much.

By: Nic

Nic — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 17:42:12 +0000

While it has been shown that caffeine may confer a type of protection from skin cancer by saturating the cultured cells directly in the medium, I wouldn’t go so far as stating that this can be extended to simply drinking a few cups of coffee everyday. There is simply no evidence that ingesting caffeine will have any impact to warding off skin cancer. Your body will most likely metabolize the caffeine before it ever gets to your skin in large enough quantities to “potentially” prevent anything. Thus as far as “potentially” offering any noticeable benefits, one might be forced to directly expose the skin by either bathing in the stuff or applying topical creams containing a decent amount of caffeine. Now.. similar effects on skin cancer cells have been observed with certain compounds in milk… knowing this would you bathe in it everyday? … one bathtub full of coffee, 2 milks, hold the sugar lol.

By: Jabulani

Jabulani — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 10:05:04 +0000

If that’s the case, my redheaded skin is now bulletproof (or cancer proof)!! I’m fascinated about caffeine being added to suncream since I recently asked the question about other ingredients being carcinogenic. I’m wondering how much of a “buzz” folk will get when they both ingest and absorb caffeine. I quite fancy the idea of flying …

By: Brian Harrison

Brian Harrison — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:28:20 +0000

Is it definitely the caffeine and not the chlorogenic acids in coffee, which are known to be antioxidants? The post is so glib I can’t tell. Please, while you’re entertaining, don’t forget to actually convey information. What, exactly, was tested: caffeine, coffee, espresso, or Red Bull?

By: Pat Hansen

Pat Hansen — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 07:17:22 +0000

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By: Henri

Henri — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:52:54 +0000

Hah, good one. Although I don’t really agree that coffee is good, but that is just my personal opinion, or should I say, it doesn’t fit with my body.

I’m a health nut so I guess if I drank coffee I would buy some super pure organic coffee that would give me wings (naturally!). Cool study though. /End rambling