Is Coffee Bad for You?
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9. Lowered Alzheimer’s Risk
Apart from enhancing brain function in the short term, coffee can also play a protective function in an aging brain. Alzheimer’s disease is the world’s most widespread neurodegenerative disorder and is a direct cause of dementia. Studies have shown that coffee drinkers have as much as a 60 percent lower incidence of Alzheimer’s.4‘Does Coffee Prevent Alzheimer’s?’ Alzheimers.net, www.alzheimers.net/5-4-15-coffee-prevent-alzheimers.
Parkinson’s disease is the world’s second most prevalent neurodegenerative disorder, and regular coffee drinking can also lessen the risk of developing this condition by between 32 and 60 percent, according to some studies.
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