Coffee may protect against Alzheimer disease
By ravisivan
@ravisivan (14079)
India
June 22, 2011 6:41pm CST
My mother when she was alive use to drink coffee four or five times a day, of course less quantity each time.
Somewhere I was told that more coffee means more caffeine, more caffeine means more Blood pressure, more blood pressure more strain on heart, more strain on heart means......
Now there is a happy news:
Coffee lovers, raise your cup to the latest research on the benefits of your favorite beverage. Researchers at the University of South Florida say there's a mystery ingredient in coffee that could protect coffee drinkers against Alzheimer's disease.
Using mice bred with symptoms that mimic Alzheimer's disease, a team at USF found that caffeinated coffee appeared to protect the mice from the memory-robbing disease.
In a study to be published June 28 in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, the researchers say coffee seems to have an unidentified ingredient that combines with caffeine to reduce brain levels of beta-amyloid — the abnormal protein that is thought to cause the disease.
http://www.latimes.com/health/os-coffee-alzheimers-20110622,0,6059171.story
DRINK MORE COFFEE AND ENJOY
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23 responses
@hardworkinggurl (37063)
• United States
23 Jun 11
I am a big coffee drinker and do drink decaf coffee. The thing is with the researchers is that it is good today and bad tomorrow. I come from a background of really heavy coffee drinkers and do not know if coffee has had an bad affects on them.
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@topffer (42156)
• France
23 Jun 11
@hardworkinggurl: bad choice, it needs caffeine to work, but decaf is certainly better for the heart.
@hardworkinggurl (37063)
• United States
23 Jun 11
Hi Topffer 
I gave up caffeine as a bet with my son about 8 years ago. He said he would give up colas and I said I would give up caffeine. It was cute as both of us were on a some sort of race and happy to report that he does not drink colas ever since and I cut out all the caffeine in my life. Though decaf coffee may not be the quicker picker upper that most prefer, for me something warm like this does it for me in the morning. I am not a tea drinker so I resort to this.
I gave up caffeine as a bet with my son about 8 years ago. He said he would give up colas and I said I would give up caffeine. It was cute as both of us were on a some sort of race and happy to report that he does not drink colas ever since and I cut out all the caffeine in my life. Though decaf coffee may not be the quicker picker upper that most prefer, for me something warm like this does it for me in the morning. I am not a tea drinker so I resort to this.@ravisivan (14079)
• India
23 Jun 11
In fact I prepared a response and posted. But it was not getting through on account of server problem probably.
yes. I like Kumbakonam degree coffee -- coffee decoction mixed with fresh milk and sugar - super taste.
In western countries people drink coffee without milk also. I do not how it will be.
have a nice day.
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@jaiho2009 (39141)
• Philippines
23 Jun 11
hello ravi,
I am one of those coffee addict ..really i can call myself coffee addict.
The less i can drink for a day is 4 cups,so you could imagine how much more i can drink everyday.
But i always want my coffee black with less sugar or sometimes no sugar and no cream.
@ravisivan (14079)
• India
23 Jun 11
OHOH ! 4 cups that too coffee only without milk also. Great. May be u can think of reducing it to 3 cups. But if ur cup size is 100ml --I think it will be 300 ml--then it is ok. have a good day.
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@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
25 Jun 11
I love coffee and I really hated it when people said it was bad for you, even though I never had problems with the caffeine keeping me awake. I never had problems with blood pressure other that caused by worry. So I did become upset when I learned that all those years I cut down on coffee drinking, it may have harmed me. Well even though Alzheimers is not in my family, I will keep up with the coffee drinking.
All us coffee lovers salute you for giving us this information!
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@suspenseful (40192)
• Canada
30 Jun 11
Not going to give up coffee. I also intend to live to 100 so that would be of 40 years of restriction and cannot do this. I do have two cups of coffee in the am,( not counting if I go anywhere like invite and they have coffee (they usually do not have green tea there), but then I have green tea in the afternoon. It is good for you, so I want to take advantages of the goodness of coffee and the goodness of green tea. And I do need the coffee in the morning. Did my washing and now after I had a coffee, I realized that I forgot to put in the hand towel and the face cloth, so have to leave them until Monday.
@ravisivan (14079)
• India
29 Jun 11
yes. that is ok. Drink coffee to an extent required. After one gets 50+ one has to be careful. have a nice day.
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@SIMPLYD (90721)
• Philippines
23 Jun 11
Wow that's great news! In addition, to it being an anti-oxidant , now this wonderful discovery.
I will now drink coffee not only during breakfast, but also during snacks so i could enjoy its benefits. However, i don't like drinking them after 6pm. I might not get to sleep early. 
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@ravisivan (14079)
• India
23 Jun 11
It is a good point. One should not take coffee in the late evenings. Sleep will be affected. In the mornings it a must. It helps in bowel movement also.
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@polaris77 (2039)
• Bacau, Romania
23 Jun 11
That's really great news for me;I can't imagine starting a day without my cup of coffee,and I also enjoy one or two more cups during the day,so this new research only confirms the fact coffee consumed with moderation has beneficial effects on health,so let's keep on enjoying this fabulous drink!
@polaris77 (2039)
• Bacau, Romania
23 Jun 11
What is Polaris company?I haven't heard of a company with such a name yet!
@ravisivan (14079)
• India
23 Jun 11
exactly that is the point I want to stress. Are u working in Polaris company? have a good day?
@PointlessQuestions (15397)
• United States
23 Jun 11
I should drink more coffee. There are lots of good things that come from drinking moderate amounts of coffee. I love coffee too, but don't drink it every day.
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@ravisivan (14079)
• India
23 Jun 11
You are right. Moderate drinking of coffee is idea. Anything above moderate level is not good for health. have a good day.
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@aerous (13434)
• Philippines
24 Jun 11
Ouch! That is a good news for those old ages.
If this is really true and not only promotional from those producing coffee to promote it. Well, this is a good news. Because we may know that coffee will give some good things for us.
Because as far as I know coffee is not good due to it's contain caffeine which they say not good.
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@ravisivan (14079)
• India
25 Jun 11
What u say is right. This is not any promotional effort. It is based on research. Anyhow moderate drinking of coffee is advisable.
@venkatachary (1165)
• India
23 Jun 11
Many in my family take coffee.My mother used to prepare coffee which was liked by my relatives and friends.It is above the taste of Kumbokonam coffee.She lived for 80 years.Coffee reduces appetite.It gives some stimulus to our body. Some says that they get relieved from the head ache.
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@ravisivan (14079)
• India
23 Jun 11
yes sir. It reduced appetite. If u have too much hunger and cannot eat food for some reasons, half a cup of coffee will do. It will take u for an hour or so. It give stimulus to be active and also reduced head ache. have a good day.
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@sswallace21 (1824)
• United States
23 Jun 11
I don't have time right now but I intend on reading this article. At this point, I disagree with the research results. I had a great-great aunt and a great-grandmother that both suffered from Aszheimer's Disease. They drank coffee pretty much all day long. So I'm looking forward to reading the article to see all that it entails. Thanks for the information. Best Wishes!
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@ravisivan (14079)
• India
23 Jun 11
thanks for the information. please keep me posted. have a nice day.
@cgirl123 (264)
• Indonesia
24 Jun 11
Hi ravisivan! :)
May i know the journal from what years? because you only said it is published June 28, year is very important in journal released, you know.. :)
I just curious about this, because i already read the same topics on the newspaper years ago in my country.
I still remember that the research on that journal i read concluded that drink coffee one or two cups a day can reduce the risk of Alzheimer, but ONLY for woman.
And drinking more than two cups can be too much and not suggested for it can cause another problem in health, such as high blood pressure and diabetic problem.
So, if there is some latest research which concluded that drinking coffee can reduce the Alzheimer's risk for BOTH woman and man, i really want to know :)
so curious to hear it from you, ravisivan! :)
Have a great day!
@ravisivan (14079)
• India
29 Jun 11
the date of 20th June 2011.
the link is
http://www.latimes.com/health/os-coffee-alzheimers-20110622,0,6059171.story
have a good day.
@sophiecheer (931)
• Philippines
23 Jun 11
This is nice news to all people, coffee drinker and otherwise!
Alzheimer's disease is typically common during old age. Thinking that all of us will eventually going through to that stage, this news would help ease up our fear of getting that disease.
Hopefully scientist could find cure for AIDS and other diseases which are to this point, deemed incurable.
Alzheimer's disease is typically common during old age. Thinking that all of us will eventually going through to that stage, this news would help ease up our fear of getting that disease.
Hopefully scientist could find cure for AIDS and other diseases which are to this point, deemed incurable.@ravisivan (14079)
• India
23 Jun 11
Till such time let us drink coffee with or without milk. some people drink without sugar plain coffee. Perhaps they like it. have a good day.
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@sophiecheer (931)
• Philippines
24 Jun 11
I am not much of a coffee drinker cause it makes me too hyper.
But reading your post, I think I need to develop a sense of liking coffee drinking. I might have to do it in moderation, though.
Have a nice day as well!
But reading your post, I think I need to develop a sense of liking coffee drinking. I might have to do it in moderation, though.
Have a nice day as well!
@janefatima (347)
• Philippines
23 Jun 11
Hi. I am a coffee addict. Thank you the information. For as long as you know what are your limitations everything will be fine for you. Have a good day.
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@ravisivan (14079)
• India
23 Jun 11
OH ! U also like coffee very much. You take with milk or without milk. that makes a difference. However a cup of coffee rejuvenates your energy. take care. have a good day.
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@ieniemienie (232)
• Netherlands
23 Jun 11
I knew it! I come from a falily raised on coffee so the speak and must say, no one of my family has alzheimers. I wake up first thing (which I never forget) is to make coffee.
This is great news but what someone already said, today it is good for you, tomorrow it is the worst what you can do. Wonder how come this is always the case? Can they not just do a decent research and a counter-research before they make such findings public?
Well still good news, wathever the news tomorrow will be!
@ravisivan (14079)
• India
23 Jun 11
yes. Instead of worrying about what is to come tomorrow let us enjoy the present. Of course we should not overdo. I enjoyed good coffee today morning also. have a nice day.
@ravisivan (14079)
• India
29 Jun 11
Yes. If u like coffee drink two or three times a day.
http://www.latimes.com/health/os-coffee-alzheimers-20110622,0,6059171.story
read the above link. have a good day.
@nemrac12 (388)
• Philippines
23 Jun 11
i am a coffee drinker. regardless of the weather, i still drink coffee, with a maximum of 5 cups a day. during summer the more i drink coffee as compare to cold season, i dont know why. i believe that coffee is good to our body. i guess a moderate amount of coffee is good to our body. but honestly i prefer strong coffee with cream. ohhh delicious really. my day is not complete if i did not drink coffee...
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@ravisivan (14079)
• India
23 Jun 11
that means u will be drinking cold coffee. I like only hot hot coffee with milk. coffee is certainly good for us to some extent.
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@earningmember (914)
• Canada
23 Jun 11
Yes, I agree! Did you also know that coffee is a cure to headache?
I recall having one of serious headache or migraine, Emergency staff was going to give some caffeine by intervenous but since none was available, they suggested me in getting cup of coffee! It's proven medicately!
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@ravisivan (14079)
• India
23 Jun 11
yes. in fact my mother use to drink coffee whenever she was getting head ache. Hope you get good coffee in Ottawa, Canada? You drink with milk or without milk. have a nice day.
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@ravisivan (14079)
• India
23 Jun 11
I know ritzz -- it must be that your GF likes it very much. You also started liking it. Or your grandma or mother likes it---I am not sure. Counting your days for availing leave?
@ravisivan (14079)
• India
23 Jun 11
Ya. some like tea and some like coffee. It is based on genes also. my parents liked coffee very much and so I also take more coffee than tea. I take chocolate drink also. have a good day
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@miadsoriano (884)
• Philippines
27 Jun 11
This is really good news! I just responded to someone's discussion about her mom having Alzheimer's Disease. I hope she gets to read this and maybe help her mom.
@ravisivan (14079)
• India
29 Jun 11
Yes. I am not sure how far coffee will be suitable for a person affected with the disease. In that case we have to go by doctor's advice. have a good day.
