Caffeine in coffee reduces Parkinson's Disease risk by 40%

[Melensdad]

I drink 2 double shots of espresso every morning. Used to drink 3 or 4 but my wife, my doctor and others suggested I cut back. I love the taste of good coffee. So now I'm down to 2 caffeinated expresso and if I want more I drink a sad brown water decaf version.

Still, good to know my espresso habit is fending off a nasty disease.

I wonder if RedBull does the same?

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Coffee Linked to Reduced Parkinson’s Risk​

New research explores caffeine’s potential neuroprotective effects.​

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Your morning cup of joe may be doing more than just giving you an energy boost to tackle the day. New evidence suggests that the caffeine in your brew could pack an extra punch by reducing your risk of developing Parkinson’s disease.While previous research highlighted caffeine’s benefits like increased energy and enhanced cognitive performance, a recent study in Neurology adds to the evidence that caffeine may help prevent Parkinson’s disease, a progressive movement disorder.​

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The new study examined coffee intake and future Parkinson’s risk in 184,024 participants across six European countries.​

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Unlike prior studies, it quantified caffeine biomarkers years before Parkinson’s onset. Researchers identified 351 Parkinson’s cases, matched with controls by age, sex, study center, and fasting status during blood collection.​

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Results showed that higher caffeine consumption and the presence of key metabolites like paraxanthine and theophylline were linked to reduced Parkinson’s risk.​

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Paraxanthine and theophylline have been shown to have antioxidant effects. Oxidative stress is believed to play a role in the neurodegeneration seen in Parkinson’s, so compounds with antioxidant activity may help protect neurons from damage. Also, Parkinson’s involves the death of dopamine neurons. Some research suggests paraxanthine and theophylline may increase dopamine receptor signaling, which could compensate for neuron loss.​

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The neuroprotective effects were exposure-dependent, with the highest consumption group having nearly 40 percent lower Parkinson’s risk compared to non-coffee drinkers.​

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The “sweet spot of coffee consumption” is probably two to four cups per day, Dr. Jack Wolfson, a board-certified cardiologist in Scottsdale, Arizona, not associated with the study, told The Epoch Times. Above that amount, “there is probably not much benefit,” he added.​

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Link Promising but Not Proven​

The scientific evidence linking coffee consumption to a decreased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease is quite strong, Dr. Hwai Ooi, a neurologist at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York, who was not associated with the study, told The Epoch Times. Numerous studies over the past 20 years have demonstrated a “clear association,” she said.​

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However, association does not imply causation. The exact mechanism by which caffeine might offer neuroprotection and reduce the risk of Parkinson’s disease development remains unknown, Dr. Ooi added. . . . STORY CONTINUES AT LINK ABOVE​

 

[FrancSevin]

I drink at least two pots, that's "POTS" of coffee every day. Have done so for most of my life.

Crumpy comes close. I hope it helps.

 

[NorthernRedneck]

I'm the only coffee drinker in the house. I make an 18oz keurig dark roast in the morning and be fine all day. Some days I may make 2. Any more than that and I'm pissing like a race horse all day.

 

[m1west]

I drink at least two pots, that's "POTS" of coffee every day. Have done so for most of my life.

Crumpy comes close. I hope it helps.

My mom was like that, drink a pot of coffee then go to bed.

 

[m1west]

I'm the only coffee drinker in the house. I make an 18oz keurig dark roast in the morning and be fine all day. Some days I may make 2. Any more than that and I'm pissing like a race horse all day.

Im like you, any more than the large cup I have in the morning and im sweating, feeling like I am going to pass out. If I drink coffee after noon I will be up staring the ceiling till 4am.

 

[FrancSevin]

My mom was like that, drink a pot of coffee then go to bed.

When I was15, I ran a group of women workers on a truck-farm. One of them was one of the hardest working women I think I ever met. Black with a good friendly personality and charmed everyone she met. Late 60's or maybe 70 years of age, I asked her what gave her such a healthy good life. Her answer, she expected to live to be 100 and claimed two pots of black coffee every day was her secret.

I lost track of her when I moved on to other work. I don't know how old she became.

However,

I have been a quantum consumer of the beverage ever since. If for no other reason than to test her theory.

It may not have made me a pleasant person, but I am healthy at 77 and still going strong.