Ah thank you for some good news.
ok.... 6 times more likely to get dementia if you are/have been a caregiver but maybe all the coffee I drank will cancel that out somehow.
One can hope.
lovbob

Unfortunately coffee is also dehydrating (well, the caffeine anyway). Tea is also apparently health enhancing. So maybe I should alternate coffee days with tea days. I actually do like both beverages! When they say "a cup" do they mean precisely 8 ounces or a modern large almost mug size?

Also 6 or 7 cups a day?? One's teeth would be black!

Another point: How do they ascribe "cause" versus "affect?" Medicine is such an inexact science that it barely deserves that designation. :(

Hi there, my mom has had Alzheimer's for 8 years. When I go to her home, we make coffee. Believe it or not, she smiles and becomes alert, little more talkative and see her eyes looking around. Sometimes she wants a second cup. Coffee has been great for my mom who lives with a caregiver and is 8 years into Alz. - INCT

ah theyre all good !

It doesn't matter whether it's regular or decaffinated. Studies have mostly indicated that both regular and decaffinated coffee provide the same benefits.

Anne-Marie
AgingCare.com Staff

is decaff just as good as regular coffe

Is this study only valid for caffeinated coffee? In other words, can someone drink decaffeinated coffee and reap the same benefits?