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Coffee doesn't protect the ageing brain

Consuming a few cups of coffee throughout the day may increase alertness, but it's unlikely to protect the ageing brain from mental decline or dementia.

Coffee doesnt protect the ageing brain

Consuming a few cups of coffee throughout the day may increase alertness, but it's unlikely to protect the ageing brain from mental decline or dementia.

Some studies have suggested that coffee has a protective effect on brain function in old age, while others have not shown this link.

Researchers assessed the coffee drinking habits, as well as other social, demographic, and health data, of a large population of twin pairs who were 50 years old on average. Out of these, 75 percent of the men and 83 percent of the women drank more than 3 cups of coffee a day. Only 4 of men and about 1 percent of women reported no daily coffee consumption.

When the group was just over 74 years on average, the researchers conducted telephone interviews in 2,606 of the study participants (48 percent were women) to specifically screen for declining cognition and dementia. It was found that each year of increasing age was associated with declines in thinking abilities, regardless of gender.

However, coffee consumption during middle-age did not protect against cognitive decline or prevent dementia. As expected, heart disease, diabetes and dissatisfaction with life were significantly associated with lower cognitive performance.

Therefore, further research is required to find the cause of altered and age-related decline in thinking and analytic abilities.
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