Do you drink coffee every day? Studies have shown that coffee drinkers have a lower risk of stroke; compared to those who do not drink coffee, coffee drinkers have a reduced stroke risk of about 8%.
Taipei, Taiwan (Business Northeast) – Now people have more reasons to drink coffee! Lung Chan, director of the Department of Neurology of Taiwan Shuanghe Hospital, and his team conducted statistics and analysis on seven international documents, and the results showed that coffee drinkers have a lower risk of stroke. Compared with those who did not drink coffee, those who were used to drinking coffee had an 8% lower risk of stroke. The research has been published in the journal “BMC Neurology.”
The research team first collected 130 international documents and selected 7 studies for comprehensive analysis. Seven studies were included, and all of them were large-scale, long-term, follow-up cohort studies of a healthy population. Then, Selected 2.4 million subjects without a history of stroke tracked their usual coffee drinking habits to analyze the rate of strokes.
Data analysis results show that drinking 450 to 600 ml of coffee (mostly black coffee) a day can reduce the risk of stroke by about 8%. In addition, the protective power of drinking coffee against ischemic stroke is more significant than that of hemorrhagic stroke. However, Dr. Lung Chan explained that although drinking coffee is associated with a reduced risk of stroke, it cannot be used as a medicine or health product.
There are also many international studies showing the health benefits of coffee. In 2012, a study published in the “Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry” showed that there are three compounds in coffee, including caffeine, Caffeic acid, and Chlorogenic acid. They seem to hinder the accumulation of toxicity of a certain protein from reducing Type 2 diabetes risk.
A study published in the “British Medical Journal” in 2017 showed that drinking coffee can reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease. However, this survey study may affect the relevant survey data as the tester’s age, weight, and lifestyle changes, so the researchers pointed out that in-depth research is needed in the future to provide a complete survey report.
In 2021, according to a study published in “AHA journal Circulation: Heart Failure,” drinking more than two cups of coffee a day can reduce the risk of heart failure by about 30%. The study found that compared with all other dietary factors, the correlation between drinking coffee and reducing the risk of heart failure was more prominent.
Although drinking coffee has some benefits, you should not drink too much. Especially for pregnant women, if you drink more than 4 cups of black coffee a day during pregnancy, it may put the baby at risk of being underweight, premature delivery, or stillbirth. Some patients with special diseases should also discuss the matter of drinking coffee with their doctors to prevent coffee from damaging their health.
