Caffeine Prevents Cognitive Decline?

A four-year-long study by French scientists of over 7000 individuals, published in the August issue of Neurology finds that women over the age of 65 with high caffeine consumption rates (three cups a day or more) show significantly less cognitive decline than women with low caffeine consumption (one cup a day or less.) The greatest benefits were seen in - ummm, whats the word? - oh yeah, verbal retrieval. There was also an observable benefit in visuospacial memory in the three cup a day or more crowd. The protective effects of caffeine also increased with age. So for all the ladies 65 and up keep the coffee brewing. Sadly the study show no effects, positive or negative, for men in the same age group. You can read the abstract from the study here.

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