Vital Link | spring 2008

Caffiene Helps Slow
Cognitive Decline

Need an excuse to meet your friends for coffee? It may help slow cognitive decline. Researchers asked more than 7,000 older adults without dementia about their caffeine intake. After about 3½ years, women who consumed the highest amount of caffeine (about three cups of coffee per day) were less likely to have a decline in their verbal skills. No such benefit was seen among men.