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Can Drinking Coffee Lower Your Dementia Risk
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1021 Can Drinking Coffee Lower Your Dementia Risk
Welcome to Medical Discovery News. I’m Dr. David Niesel.
And I’m Dr Norbert Herzog
Sometimes in our fractured society of polarizing politics and algorithm driven social media feeds, we struggle to find something we all share. But Dave and I are here to the rescue.
Yep, we present – America’s most popular drink - coffee! Two-thirds of us drink coffee, up to three cups a day on average.
Not only is this amount safe for you, but research has also shown coffee can be good for you. Moderate amounts are linked to lower risk of irregular heart rate and could lower the risk of certain cancers, kidney or gall stones, and even diabetes.
Thank the bioactive compounds in coffee such as antioxidants like polyphenols and catechins that protect blood vessels and may lower brain inflammation.
A recent study in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows moderate coffee and tea intake may also be linked to a lower risk of dementia.
The Harvard research used data from two large studies: one involving about ninety thousand women, average age forty-six, and a second study with about forty-thousand men, average age fifty-four.
Every two to four years, they were tested for verbal memory, executive abilities, and attention span. Some were followed for more than forty years.
Eight percent of them got dementia but moderate coffee drinkers had an eighteen percent lower risk of it. They were also six months younger cognitively. Sorry decaf drinkers – you don’t get the benefits. As for me, gotta go Norbert. Need my afternoon pick-me-up!
We are Drs. David Niesel and Norbert Herzog, at UTMB and Quinnipiac University, where biomedical discoveries shape the future of medicine. For much more and our disclaimer go to medicaldiscoverynews.com or listen to our podcast on your favorite podcast service.
