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> consumption of >6 cups/day was associated with 53% higher odds of dementia compared to consumption of 1–2 cups/day (fully adjusted OR 1.53, 95% CI 1.28, 1.83) 6+ cups! That’s a cranial marinade.
My mom, both of my sisters and I drink it by the pot. Each of us, every day. 6 cups? That doesn't sound like enough coffee to me.
> consumption of >6 cups/day was associated with 53% higher odds of dementia compared to consumption of 1–2 cups/day (fully adjusted OR 1.53, 95% CI 1.28, 1.83) 6+ cups! That’s a cranial marinade.
My mom, both of my sisters and I drink it by the pot. Each of us, every day. 6 cups? That doesn't sound like enough coffee to me.
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My mom, both of my sisters and I drink it by the pot. Each of us, every day. 6 cups? That doesn't sound like enough coffee to me.
I can’t even drink a single cup of coffee without shaking and getting intense anxiety.
The article is not claiming causal link, but this is still interesting. >After full covariate adjustment, consumption of >6 cups/day was associated with 53% higher odds of dementia compared to consumption of 1–2 cups/day Coffee is stimulant just like some Alzheimer medications used to treat symptoms. It would be interesting to see if people increase coffee consumption with cognitive decline.
Considering the very early effects of dementia start to impact people sometimes decades before it becomes bad enough that they are diagnosed, it's certainly possible that extreme coffee consumption is some kind of self-medication mechanism. Anecdotally, I've seen this a lot with adults with undiagnosed ADHD (including myself until 26). Caffeine can be a (very shitty) alternative to proper stimulant medication that pe…
https://news.ki.se/link-between-adhd-and-dementia-across-gen...
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> consumption of >6 cups/day was associated with 53% higher odds of dementia compared to consumption of 1–2 cups/day (fully adjusted OR 1.53, 95% CI 1.28, 1.83) 6+ cups! That’s a cranial marinade.
So, for most people's definition of a 'cup' of coffee, they really only mean 2.5 'mugs' of coffee.
> consumption of >6 cups/day was associated with 53% higher odds of dementia compared to consumption of 1–2 cups/day (fully adjusted OR 1.53, 95% CI 1.28, 1.83) 6+ cups! That’s a cranial marinade.
That’s like a little more than 2 venti Starbucks.
Americans will do anything to not use the metric system :)
> consumption of >6 cups/day was associated with 53% higher odds of dementia compared to consumption of 1–2 cups/day (fully adjusted OR 1.53, 95% CI 1.28, 1.83) 6+ cups! That’s a cranial marinade.
My mom, both of my sisters and I drink it by the pot. Each of us, every day. 6 cups? That doesn't sound like enough coffee to me.
Can I ask how's your sleep?