Posted on 07/23/2021 9:53:57 AM PDT by Red Badger
ADELAIDE, Australia — That morning cup of joe may be just what you need to help jumpstart your workday and sharpen your mind. But if you find yourself repeatedly heading over to the coffee pot for refills, you may be actually putting your brain health at risk. Too much coffee can increase the risk of dementia, warns a new study.
Drinking six or more cups a day was linked with a 53 percent increased risk of dementia and make stroke more likely, too. Brain imaging reveals that drinking a lot of coffee was also associated with brain shrinkage, say scientists.
The study, conducted at the Australian Centre for Precision Health at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, is the largest of its kind based on 17,702 participants aged 30 to 37. Kitty Pham, a PhD candidate at the University of South Australia, who led the team of international researchers, says the findings draw attention to the risk of over-consuming.
“Coffee is among the most popular drinks in the world. Yet with global consumption being more than nine billion kilograms a year, it’s critical that we understand any potential health implications,” she explains in a statement. “This is the most extensive investigation into the connections between coffee, brain volume measurements, the risks of dementia, and the risks of stroke – it’s also the largest study to consider volumetric brain imaging data and a wide range of confounding factors.
“Accounting for all possible permutations, we consistently found that higher coffee consumption was significantly associated with reduced brain volume,” she continues. “Essentially, drinking more than six cups of coffee a day may be putting you at risk of brain diseases such as dementia and stroke.”
‘Drink water alongside that cup of coffee,’ researchers suggest Dementia is a degenerative brain condition that affects memory, thinking, behavior and the ability to perform everyday tasks. About 50 million people are diagnosed with the condition worldwide. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, about 5 million senior Americans suffer from dementia. That figure is expected to balloon to 14 million by 2060, the agency predicts.
“This research provides vital insights about heavy coffee consumption and brain health, but as with many things in life, moderation is the key,” says senior investigator Elina Hyppönen, director of Australian Centre for Precision Health. “Together with other genetic evidence and a randomized controlled trial, these data strongly suggest that high coffee consumption can adversely affect brain health. While the exact mechanisms are not known, one simple thing we can do is to keep hydrated and remember to drink a bit of water alongside that cup of coffee.
“Typical daily coffee consumption is somewhere between one and two standard cups of coffee. Of course, while unit measures can vary, a couple of cups of coffee a day is generally fine,” she adds. “However, if you’re finding that your coffee consumption is heading up toward more than six cups a day, it’s about time you rethink your next drink.”
The findings are published in the journal Nutritional Neuroscience.
SWNS writer William Janes contributed to this report.
My mom was diagnosed with vascular dementia at age 85 and passed at 87. Very cruel disease.
At age 95, I think it’s pretty normal to have some sort of memory problem.
However, whenever I watch Sloe Joe fizzle out, he reminds me of my Mom not long before she started her nose dive. He gets better health care, though, so I’m sure he’s all pumped up with good drugs. I wonder how much coffee he drinks.
Great coffee is shrinking my brain and growing my prostate. Where to go from here?
Great coffee is shrinking my brain and growing my prostate. Where to go from here?
maybe try handstands to balance things out...
Yes, a very cruel disease. My mother’s started 4-5 years ago, in her late 80’s. She’s always been a prodigious coffee drinker, and that’s one thing about her that hasn’t changed. SloJo is definitely on that path.
I’ve read and reread this article maybe four or five times. I still can’t remember it.
save your liver and heart by drinking coffee or shrink your brain by drinking coffee? decisions. decisions.
bkmk
Does drinking a lot of coffee give you dementia, or does dementia cause you to drink more coffee?
Drinking any coffee reduces the risk of liver disease, study finds 7/23/2021, 1:58:52 PM · by Red Badger · 40 replies https://www.medicalnewstoday.com ^ | June 28, 2021 | by Robby Berman * A study involving nearly 500,000 people finds that drinking coffee significantly lowers the risk of developing liver disease. * The health benefit applies to all kinds of coffee, including caffeinated, decaffeinated, ground, and instant coffee. *
Study reports no link between coffee consumption and cardiac arrhythmia 7/23/2021, 1:27:26 PM · by Red Badger · 9 replies https://www.news-medical.net ^ | July 20, 2021 | University of California - San Francisco ; Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Jul 20 2021 In the largest study of its kind, an investigation by UC San Francisco has found no evidence that moderate coffee consumption can cause cardiac arrhythmia. In fact, each additional daily cup of coffee consumed among several hundred thousand individuals was associated with a 3 percent lower risk of any arrhythmia occurring, including atrial fibrillation, premature ventricular contractions, or other common heart conditions, the researchers report.
Does drinking a lot of coffee give you dementia, or does dementia cause you to drink more coffee?”
Ask me later this afternoon.
This is too much to process, while only on my second cup of coffee.
Great coffee is shrinking my brain and growing my prostate. Where to go from here?
Make an appt. with a boarded urologist and get an RX for Proscar.
Proscar/Finasteride is used to shrink an enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hyperplasia or BPH) in adult men. It may be used alone or taken in combination with other medications to reduce symptoms of BPH and may also reduce the need for surgery.
Finasteride may improve symptoms of BPH and provide benefits such as decreased urge to urinate, better urine flow with less straining, less of a feeling that the bladder is not completely emptied, and decreased nighttime urination. This medication works by decreasing the amount of a natural body hormone (DHT) that causes growth of the prostate.
Finasteride is not approved for prevention of prostate cancer. It may slightly increase the risk of developing a very serious form of prostate cancer. Talk to your doctor about the benefits and risks.Women and children should not use this medication.
Hahahaha :-)
Yes, and has there been a study done yet on the impact of drinking too much tea on human health?
I make the same drink except I use Moscato in place of Sprite.
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