A new study published in the Journal of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, revealed that higher caffeine intake in women 65 and older correlated with reduced odds of developing dementia or cognitive impairment, reports The Washington Post.
The study found that consumption of more than 261 milligrams of caffeine per day – equivalent to two to three eight-ounce cups of coffee – was associated with a 36 percent reduction in the risk of dementia over 10 years of follow-up.
Ira Driscoll, the study’s lead author, told the source that although they couldn’t make a direct link between higher caffeine consumption and lower incidence of cognitive impairment and dementia, they could better quantify its relationship with cognitive-health outcomes with more study.
