dosmann at IASTATE.EDU wrote:
>> > Hello all,
> >
> > We're biologists, right?
> >
> > In case someone has expertise with compounds in coffee as a result of Junlan
> > Yao's question on pH, just what is the resistant compound that traverses the
> > human GI tract unscathed and contributes to the phenomenon of "coffee pee"?
> >
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>> Excellent question!!!
> No, Wil, you are not alone. I have oft observed this phenomenon
> and pondered over it. I would be interested in hearing hypotheses and
> thoughts (real or otherwise) from readers of the listserve.
>> Anybody out there have some ideas?
>> In botanical humor,
> Michael
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There are quite a number of naturally occuring substances that are
diuretics. One that affects me is the celery leaf. I also find that
drinking water from a different locality will also do likewise.
--
Alan Challoner