Coffee reduces the risk of dementia. This was the conclusion reached by a study published this month in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease – a study conducted over a period of two decades by researchers at the University of Kuopio in Finland and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.
The research suggested three to five cups of coffee a day may have a protective effect, possibly due to the antioxidant content. Meanwhile, however, a separate study published recently by psychologists from Durham University in the UK showed a link between heavy coffee consumption and hallucinations. The role of diet in increasing or decreasing the risk of dementia (and indeed other medical conditions) clearly needs more investigation.
