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January 24, 2009 <BR><b><font size="+1">Coffee Linked to Lower Dementia Risk </font></b> <BR> <BR>By NICHOLAS BAKALAR <BR> <BR>Drinking coffee may do more than just keep you awake. A new study suggests an intriguing potential link to mental health later in life, as well. <BR> <BR>A team of Swedish and Danish researchers tracked coffee consumption in a group of 1,409 middle-age men and women for an average of 21 years. During that time, 61 participants developed dementia, 48 with Alzheimer’s disease. <BR> <BR>After controlling for numerous socioeconomic and health factors, including high cholesterol and high blood pressure, the scientists found that the subjects who had reported drinking three to five cups of coffee daily were 65 percent less likely to have developed dementia, compared with those who drank two cups or less. People who drank more than five cups a day also were at reduced risk of dementia, the researchers said, but there were not enough people in this group to draw statistically significant conclusions. <BR> <BR>Dr. Miia Kivipelto, an associate professor of neurology at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm and lead author of the study, does not as yet advocate drinking coffee as a preventive health measure. “This is an observational study,” she said. “We have no evidence that for people who are not drinking coffee, taking up drinking will have a protective effect.” <BR> <BR>Dr. Kivipelto and her colleagues suggest several possibilities for why coffee might reduce the risk of dementia later in life. First, earlier studies have linked coffee consumption with a decreased risk of type 2 diabetes, which in turn has been associated with a greater risk of dementia. In animal studies, caffeine has been shown to reduce the formation of amyloid plaques in the brain, one of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease. Finally, coffee may have an antioxidant effect in the bloodstream, reducing vascular risk factors for dementia. <BR> <BR>Dr. Kivipelto noted that previous studies have shown that coffee drinking may also be linked to a reduced risk of Parkinson’s disease. <BR> <BR>The new study, published this month in The Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, is unusual in that more than 70 percent of the original group of 2,000 people randomly selected for tracking were available for re-examination 21 years later. The dietary information had been collected at the beginning of the study, which reduced the possibility of errors introduced by people inaccurately recalling their consumption. Still, the authors acknowledge that any self-reported data is subject to inaccuracies. <BR> <BR>_______________________________________________ <BR> <BR>EGW is constantly praised by SDAs for her insightful and "prophetic" guidance on healthful living. Did she miss the benefits of both coffee and wine, which have repeatedly shown to have multiple health benefits?
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I always wonder who <i>pays</i> for those studies...might be interesting to know....
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<> <BR> <BR>(Message edited by maggie on January 24, 2009)
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...mmm...no can delete posts.... <BR> <BR>(Message edited by maggie on January 24, 2009)
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Reminds me of a little saying,"A cup of Starbucks in the morning will solve all the day's problems. <BR> <BR>OKAY, I'm NOT a coffee drinker. My drug of choice is Pepsi. <BR> <BR>I hope the river running through the Holy City in heaven will be Pepsi. <img src="http://www.atomorrow.net/discus/clipart/lol.gif" border=0> <BR> <BR>renie
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My favorite "wake-up" is a slushy cappucino, homemade, of course. <BR> <BR>4 ice cubes in blender <BR>1/4 C milk <BR>1 heaping tsp. instant coffee <BR>1/2 envelops sugar-free hot chocolate mix <BR> <BR>Blend and enjoy! <BR> <BR>Renie, it's that caffeine that keeps us young at our 80+ years!
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That will save you a ton at Starbuck's, blending your own. <img src="http://www.atomorrow.net/discus/clipart/rofl.gif" border=0>
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<font color="0000ff"> <BR> <BR> <BR>You are SO right, Elaine. And I NEVER buy sugar-free. Gotta maintain my figure. <img src="http://www.atomorrow.net/discus/clipart/lol.gif" border=0> <BR> <BR>renie</font>
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Before Elaine and Irene you declare your own truth on caffeine, may I point you to this article: <BR> <BR><a href="http://www.caffeineawareness.org/viewnews.php?id=29" target=_top>http://www.caffeineawareness.org/viewnews.php?id=2 9</a> <BR> <BR><blockquote><hr size=0><!-quote-!><font size=1><b>quote:</b></font><p>Mayor Rotkin is equally as concerned for the health of the citizens of Santa Cruz. The proclamation states that "physical and mental health care are immeasurably important to the overall well-being of the citizen in Santa Cruz, California." The issue of caffeine is a serious one as "caffeine consumption can pose a significant hazard to health and longevity," as consumption of the dangerous drug is "linked to heart disease, pancreas and bladder cancer, hypoglycemia, and central nervous system disorders." <BR><!-/quote-!><hr size=0></blockquote> <BR> <BR>Of course more than one source should be studied before accepting your or this conclusion. Certainly, EGW is irrelevant to me, but modern scientific study is not. <BR> <BR>[I love my coffee in the morning also, but I do it knowing it may not be the healthiest thing for me.]
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Who you gonna believe? At 84, one cup/day is fine with me, so moderation is always a good motto. <BR> <BR>There's lots more evidence now of the benefits of coffee than against it, not that it would make any difference with me.
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Elaine, I am surprised that being married to a doctor you never ran into women been told to give up coffee when certain breast discomfort arises, <BR> <BR><a href="http://www.teeccino.com/women.aspx" target=_top>http://www.teeccino.com/women.aspx</a> <BR> <BR><blockquote><hr size=0><!-quote-!><font size=1><b>quote:</b></font><p>Fibrocystic Breasts: <BR> <BR>Fibrocystic breasts are a common condition in which there is an increase in the fibrous and glandular tissue in the breasts. This results in noticeable tenderness, lumpiness that is non-cancerous and small nodular cysts. There is no specific treatment for fibrocystic breasts, but many women have found relief and pain reduction with caffeine elimination.9 Although the effect of caffeine on the development or reduction of fibrocystic changes in the human breast has shown inconclusive results, animal models demonstrate fibrocystic changes in the presence of caffeine intake.10 The disagreement in results of human studies may be explained by the difference between positive results from studies that include only women who are already prone to fibrocystic breasts and negative results from those studies that look at the entire population of women. On a clinical basis, caffeine reduction for those women who suffer from fibrocystic breasts continues to be an important recommendation for treating breast pain and fibrocystic lumps.11 <BR><!-/quote-!><hr size=0></blockquote> <BR> <BR>The rest of the article is interesting too. I'm not saying every woman runs into this, but it is pretty common I notice when women turn down coffee when offerred.
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For someone who practiced medicine for more than 50 years, he, as with other physicians, saw many changes, and even reversals in medical practice. <BR>An example is hormone replacement therapy (HRT) that changes at least on a monthly basis: it causes breast and ovarian cancer; it decreases the same; it causes heart attacks; it decreases heart attacks. <BR> <BR>As for fibrocystic disease: as with any condition, the individual is first consideration. If there is breast or other cancer in the family, she will be considered different than someone who has no cancer history. <BR> <BR>Having been a cancer analyst for nearly ten years, more women die from heart disease than any type of cancer, but they are still under treated differently from men with the same symptoms. Another difference: insurance pays for men to have the PSA test, but does not pay for women to have the CA35 (?) the blood test for ovarian cancer. <BR> <BR>I have no ca history in my family, so have no reason not to enjoy the benefits of coffee. You are also exempt from the same fear of breast ca; although rare when diagnosed in men, the prognosis is much worse. <BR> <BR>Also, after 65 and three years of negative mammograms, they are not considered to be necessary for routine annual diagnosis.
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The ovarian cancer test is CA 125.
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Elaine, the piece wasn't concerned with cancer but the discomfort of Fibrocystic breasts and lumps. No one was suggesting coffee causes cancer in my quote, were they???
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Bob, <BR> <BR>Elaine and I have got to die of something. <BR>Why not caffeine? <BR> <BR>renie
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I'm with you, Renie. <BR> <BR>Reminds me of the old centenarian who answered when asked why he had lived so long: <BR> <BR>It was the shot of Vodka and cigar every day! <BR> <BR>Whatever, it's working for us, isn't it?
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Hey! Haven't tried that yet, Elaine. <BR> <BR> <BR>renie
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how to grow old gracefully.... with help from Loma Linda...(the university studies, not the salt laden foods) and National Geographic <BR> <BR><a href="http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0511/sights_n_sounds/index.html" target=_top>http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/0511/sights_ n_sounds/index.html</a>
If electricity comes from electrons, does morality come from morons?
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