(KPL) The export volume of coffee of main exporter-Dao Heaung Import-Export Company, risen by 9 percent last year despite current global financial crisis, said Mr Sisouphon Sihalath, Director of Dao Heaung Import-Export Company last week. �Last year, Dao Heaung Import-Export Company was able to export 500 tonnes coffee and earned income US$15.1 million,� he said. He believed that the export volume of coffee this year would move upward. He said that 500 tonnes of coffee was exported to European Union, America and Japan. For the export of instant coffee reached almost 5 billion kip exported to Vietnam, Thailand, Cambodia, Taiwan and Dubai, he said. �Our products were popular in local market which earned income more than 11 billion kip,� he said. �The global financial crisis has affected the coffee price in the world market but it would not affect the export of company�. This year export would increase thanks to the good output of coffees and the expansion of coffee plantation areas averaged 40 per cent to increase year-on-year.
Scientists say drinking a cup of coffee a day reduces the risk of developing memory loss in aging individuals and Alzheimer's suffers.
According to the study published in the Journal of Neuroinflammation, caffeine cuts the risk of dementia by blocking the disruptive effects of cholesterol on the brain.
Findings showed that rabbits on a caffeine and cholesterol laden diet had a more intact blood brain barrier (BBB) within three months compared to those who had not received any caffeine.
The study showed caffeine protects BBB breakdown by maintaining tight junction protein expression levels and stopping unwanted molecules from entering the central nervous system.
Previous studies had reported that high cholesterol levels could cause the BBB to deteriorate or leak, which makes the brain susceptible to damage and leads to Alzheimer's.
�Last year, Dao Heaung Import-Export Company was able to export 500 tonnes coffee and earned income US$15.1 million,� he said. 
