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I'm wagering that these people are just chronically under-slept, using higher amounts of coffee to compensate. The link between chronic poor sleep and dementia is well established.
Doesn't coffee impact sleep quality as well? At 6 cups a day, I'd expect some caffeine left in the body when sleeping.
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Venti is the Starbucks name for their largest size cup, which holds 20 ounces. Most people don't really care about the exact, specific volume of fluid, they just go by whatever the cup size happens to be called. At least it is more descriptive than the grande or short cups, or the small / medium / large at other places (even if you have to know that venti is 20 in Italian to make the connection).
I doubt I'm the only obnoxious country dude who rolls into Starbucks and orders a "large". You can ignore their pretentious names, they're very accommodating.
> 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.
I used to drink along the lines of this much coffee or more. I was travelling very often and often working 12+ hour days for weeks on end. I look back on those days and just thinking about it reminds me of my constantly tweaking eyes, lack of sleep, constant hyperactivity, anxiousness, stress etc. I stopped cold turkey for a while but nowadays have settled on more like 1-2 a day and never after a specific time of day…
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Caffeine consumption does lead to poor sleep. Makes sense then that lots of coffee would lead to many nights of low quality sleep thereby increasing the risk of all sorts of bad health outcomes
I suspect it's the other way around, or a cyclical effect. Plenty of people simply do not allow themselves a full night of sleep, or feel that they cannot afford a full night of sleep (e.g. working 2 jobs & raising kids), leading to dependence on caffeine for functioning.
So you not only sleep less hours but those hours won’t be as effective for the body and brain.
I don’t have any issues with sleep but I don’t feel any sort of boost from it, I just enjoy the way it tastes.
I’m curious how consistent this can be seeing as coffee can be made so differently. I know the coffee I make at home is incredibly weak compared to what you’d get at a cafe. I use about 2-3 tablespoons of freshly ground beans for those 10 cups. Starbucks tastes like they use double that for a cup.
I can’t imagine I consumed that much coffee despite the large number of “cups”.
I drink about 8-10 cups of black coffee a day, which is what my brewer makes. I don’t have any issues with sleep but I don’t feel any sort of boost from it, I just enjoy the way it tastes. I’m curious how consistent this can be seeing as coffee can be made so differently. I know the coffee I make at home is incredibly weak compared to what you’d get at a cafe. I use about 2-3 tablespoons of freshly ground beans for t…
> 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.
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…