Posted on 11/30/2021 10:45:39 AM PST by ConservativeMind
Good news for those of us who can't face the day without their morning flat white: a long-term study has revealed drinking higher amounts of coffee may make you less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease.
Lead investigator Dr. Samantha Gardener said results showed an association between coffee and several important markers related to Alzheimer's disease.
"We found participants with no memory impairments and with higher coffee consumption at the start of the study had lower risk of transitioning to mild cognitive impairment—which often precedes Alzheimer's disease—or developing Alzheimer's disease over the course of the study," she said.
Drinking more coffee gave positive results in relation to certain domains of cognitive function, specifically executive function which includes planning, self-control, and attention.
Higher coffee intake also seemed to be linked to slowing the accumulation of the amyloid protein in the brain, a key factor in the development of Alzheimer's disease.
If you only allow yourself one cup of coffee a day, the study indicates you might be better off treating yourself to an extra cup, although a maximum number of cups per day that provided a beneficial effect was not able to be established from the current study.
"If the average cup of coffee made at home is 240g, increasing to two cups a day could potentially lower cognitive decline by eight percent after 18 months," Dr. Gardener said.
"It could also see a five percent decrease in amyloid accumulation in the brain over the same time period."
In Alzheimer's disease, the amyloid clumps together forming plaques which are toxic to the brain.
The study was unable to differentiate between caffeinated and de-caffeinated coffee, nor the benefits or consequences of how it was prepared (brewing method, the presence of milk and/or sugar etc).
(Excerpt) Read more at medicalxpress.com ...
Correlation is not causation.
What does anyone suggest if the coffee stains the teeth?
Heck - I get my first cup down by 0430, then it’s off to the races....
Headline 6 months from now:
“Study shows drinking coffee 2 or more cups per day increases dementia risk”.
“Study” is now defined as “Arbitrary Correlations”.
Of course Gov’t policy will be predicated on these.
Okay, I get the two cups minimum. I am more worried about the number of cups maximum. Because two cups just don’t cut the tired anymore these days.
Doesn’t sound preventative, only risk reducing.
BUT that’s good enough for me.
Since drinking coffee is correlated with reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease, you'll no doubt remember to make periodic visits to the dentist for dental cleaning.
Hot damn, I am immune!
I forget... Was that 2 cups, or 1 cup? And didn’t I just drink a cup and take a pill... Or did I???
Oh well... It’ll all work out eventually.
Socks that my last stroke took my taste for coffee
I’ve been a 2 cup per day for decades but it tastes like crap to me now
Oh... That’s right... It’s ‘science’, so it must be true.
Socks???
Damn auto spell
Now they tell me!
Here I am in my 3rd month of being on the coffee wagon after drinking coffee for 70 of my 88 years...
My doctor spent the last several years telling me to quit for a healthy heart/blood pressure...
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