New Study finds caffeine can benefit brain health
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Good news for coffee lovers, as a new study shows caffeine may help lower the risk of dementia.
Norton Health Care says that the study is still not definitive, but there are signs that show that people who drink 2 to 3 cups of caffeinated coffee a day have an 18% lower risk of dementia compared to those who rarely drink caffeine.
According to the health experts, coffee drinkers also showed a lower rate of cognitive decline.
“Caffeine, believe it or not, may be involved in metabolism of amyloid and tau. These are two of the proteins that we see in Alzheimer’s disease. So it may help with that. Caffeine actually might lower inflammation in the brain,” said Dr. Greg Cooper, Norton Neuroscience Institute.
He also said, “It may be helpful in that way and something that I learned is that caffeine can even be involved in insulin resistance. So there are a lot of potential mechanisms for how caffeine may work.”
Dr. Cooper added he did not want to give all credit to caffeine, he noted that maintaining a healthy diet and upkeeping your physical and mental health are also key to supporting long term brain health.
