Drinking two to three cups of coffee a day can reduce the
risk of developing Parkinson's Disease (PD), reveals a new study.
Researchers have observed that regularly drinking coffee
can cut the risk of developing the disease by 25 percent. However, the risk
fell to 14 percent among female coffee drinkers.
Caffeine and Decaffeination
Caffeine is a psychoactive stimulant alkaloid commonly found in many of the products we consume daily. Excess intake of caffeine can lead to symptoms similar to substance addiction.
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"This study confirms an inverse association between caffeine intake and the risk of PD, which can hardly be explained by bias or uncontrolled confounding," telegraph.co.uk quoted researchers from the University of Porto, in Portugal, as saying.
Keiran Breen, director of research and development at the
charity Parkinson's UK, said: "There have been a number of scientific
papers about caffeine and Parkinson's in recent years.
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Coffee is a great beverage prepared from the seeds of Coffea plant. Different types of coffee include espresso, cappuccino, Café latte, frappe, iced coffee.
"It is a very difficult one to call. There are a number of different aspects involved in anything related to lifestyle. I have heard it argued that personality is one reason why people become coffee drinkers, or alcohol drinkers, say, and we know that personality can play a role in whether people will develop Alzheimer's.
"There are more studies ongoing into the connection and in what direction it might work. I would not say that people should run out now and start drinking coffee so that they don't develop Parkinson's. But it is possible that this is giving us a hint and that coffee or a drug like caffeine could have some kind of protective property," Breen added.
The findings were published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.
Source: IANS
Coffee
Coffee is a great beverage prepared from the seeds of Coffea plant. Different types of coffee include espresso, cappuccino, Café latte, frappe, iced coffee.
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"It is a very difficult one to call. There are a number of different aspects involved in anything related to lifestyle. I have heard it argued that personality is one reason why people become coffee drinkers, or alcohol drinkers, say, and we know that personality can play a role in whether people will develop Alzheimer's.
"There are more studies ongoing into the connection and in what direction it might work. I would not say that people should run out now and start drinking coffee so that they don't develop Parkinson's. But it is possible that this is giving us a hint and that coffee or a drug like caffeine could have some kind of protective property," Breen added.
The findings were published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.
Source: IANS
Parkinsons Disease
Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative disease caused by progressive dopamine brain cells loss. Symptoms of Parkinson's disease are correctable to an extent.
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