In a new study from Tianjin Medical University, researchers found drinking coffee or tea may be associated with a lower risk of stroke and dementia.
Drinking coffee was also associated with a lower risk of post-stroke dementia.
Strokes are life-threatening events that cause 10% of deaths globally. Dementia is a general term for symptoms related to declining in brain function and is a global health concern with a high economic and social burden.
Post-stroke dementia is a condition where symptoms of dementia occur after a stroke.
In the study, the team tested 365,682 participants from the UK Biobank, who were recruited between 2006 and 2010 and followed them until 2020.
At the outset participants self-reported their coffee and tea intake. Over the study period, 5,079 participants developed dementia and 10,053 experienced at least one stroke.
The team found people who drank 2-3 cups of coffee or 3-5 cups of tea per day, or a combination of 4–6 cups of coffee and tea had the lowest incidence of stroke or dementia.
People who drank 2-3 cups of coffee and 2-3 cups of tea daily had a 32% lower risk of stroke and a 28% lower risk of dementia compared with those who drank neither coffee nor tea.
Intake of coffee alone or in combination with tea was also linked to a lower risk of post-stroke dementia.
These findings suggested that moderate consumption of coffee and tea separately or in combination were associated with a lower risk of stroke and dementia.
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The study is published in PLOS Medicine. One author of the study is Yuan Zhang.
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