I mentioned in another post about coffee and how good it really is for you.

Well the researches and investigations in the tea and coffee area continues.
That time it was about blood pressure, this time it´s about skin cancer and how coffee and exercise can help prevent it.
The new study, performed in the UK by scientists shows;

The study, at Rutgers University in New Jersey, showed that a combination of exercise and some caffeine - equivalent to one or two cups of coffee a day - protected against the effects of the Sun's ultraviolet-B (UVB) radiation, which can lead to cancer. The caffeine and exercise seemingly conspire to kill off pre cancerous cells whose DNA has been damaged by UVB-rays, the authors say.

The test, done on mice divided into three groups, noticed that the mice that drank coffee and stayed in the sun had an increase of 95% protecting skin cells and the mice that exercised increased 120%. Mice that drank coffee and exercised showed an amazing 400% increase in UVB-induced aptosis.

Read the full article on Times Online