Is coffee good or bad? It is a debate that has been going on for years and that cannot get everyone to agree. There are those who praise its benefits and those who condemn the health risks. Now a new study claims that drinking three cups of coffee a day protects against senile dementia.
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Is coffee good or bad? It is a debate that has been going on for years and that cannot get everyone to agree. There are those who praise its benefits and those who condemn the health risks. Now a new study claims that drinking three cups a day of coffee protects from senile dementia.
Research conducted by the psychiatrist Ira Driscoll was published in The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences and claims that taking 261 milligrams of caffeine per day, that is the content present in three cups of espresso, could prevent disorders related to senile dementia.
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The research was attended by 6.500 female volunteers over the age of 65 for a long time; the data that emerged showed the difference between those who consume only one cup of coffee per day (equal to 64 milligrams of caffeine) and those who drink three. The latter would have the 36% less likely to get sick of patologie neurodegenerative.
“Caffeine - the study reads - has a protective effect on cognitive functions. Although the literature speaks little about it, some reviews suggest a possible favorable relationship between caffeine consumption and cognitive impairment or senile dementia. This is why we studied the report, coming to the conclusion that drinking three cups of coffee could bring benefits in this sense ".
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But caffeine is also contained in the tea, for all lovers that deemed protective for the mind is the one it is in 5 cups (About 200 ml each).
Dominella Trunfio
