Another study concerning depression and coffee was released and it is no surprise that coffee helps people with depression or those who are likely to become depressed. This is not new news but it reinforces that idea of something in coffee makes you a happy person, jut like chocolate. Now there's a great mixture, chocolate coffee.
Albert Ascherio of Harvard School of Public Health headed the research team that studied a group of women for 14 years dating back to 1976 and measured their coffee consumption during that period. They classified the women according to how much coffee they drank and followed them for an additional 10 years. That is a very long time and I really have to hand it to the team for do this for 24 years.
The team studied more than 50,000 women enrolled in a health study of nurses. The women had an average age of 63, and none were depressed when they enrolled in the study.
1.Women who drink four cups of coffee a day are 20% less likely to become depressed than women who rarely drink coffee.
2. Women who were in the top fifth of the overall caffeine consumption, chocolate and soft drinks also had a 20% lower risk of depression that the bottom fifth.
Known Facts
Caffeine is the most popular central nervous system stimulant in the world, and coffee consumption accounts for about 80 percent of caffeine use. Drinking coffee offers a boost of energy for a short time, so in order to maintain the natural 'HIGH' more coffee must be drunken. Maybe that is why most coffee drinkers love their coffee first thing in the morning and one in mid morning. It is cheaper that the energy boost drinks!
Ascherio said there have been very few studies that look at the long-term effects of coffee consumption. One smaller study in Finland showed men who drank a lot of coffee were less likely to commit suicide.
And Ascherio's own team has shown that drinking a lot of coffee may be protective against Parkinson's disease in both men and women. He said it is not yet clear how coffee might protect against depression, but there are some hints.
Animal studies have shown that caffeine protects against certain neurotoxins and brain receptors that respond to caffeine are concentrated in the basal ganglia, an area that is important for both depression and Parkinson's disease.
Drink coffee..........Eat chocolate..................enjoy your day!
But remember to eat and drink in moderation or the pounds will show and you will be bouncing off the walls!
Enjoy your day and your coffee!
Albert Ascherio of Harvard School of Public Health headed the research team that studied a group of women for 14 years dating back to 1976 and measured their coffee consumption during that period. They classified the women according to how much coffee they drank and followed them for an additional 10 years. That is a very long time and I really have to hand it to the team for do this for 24 years.
The team studied more than 50,000 women enrolled in a health study of nurses. The women had an average age of 63, and none were depressed when they enrolled in the study.
The conclusion of the studies are as followed
1.Women who drink four cups of coffee a day are 20% less likely to become depressed than women who rarely drink coffee.
2. Women who were in the top fifth of the overall caffeine consumption, chocolate and soft drinks also had a 20% lower risk of depression that the bottom fifth.
Known Facts
Ascherio said there have been very few studies that look at the long-term effects of coffee consumption. One smaller study in Finland showed men who drank a lot of coffee were less likely to commit suicide.
And Ascherio's own team has shown that drinking a lot of coffee may be protective against Parkinson's disease in both men and women. He said it is not yet clear how coffee might protect against depression, but there are some hints.
Animal studies have shown that caffeine protects against certain neurotoxins and brain receptors that respond to caffeine are concentrated in the basal ganglia, an area that is important for both depression and Parkinson's disease.
Final Conclusion
Drink coffee..........Eat chocolate..................enjoy your day!
But remember to eat and drink in moderation or the pounds will show and you will be bouncing off the walls!
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Enjoy your day and your coffee!
Deanna, Morning Cupper
