News Mental Health News Mental Abilities: Caffeine Helps Women, but Not Men, Stay Sharp | Mental Abilities: Caffeine Helps Women, but Not Men, Stay Sharp |
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The caffeine in three cups of coffee or tea a day may help maintain
mental sharpness in older women, but caffeine consumption appears to
have no effect in men.
French researchers studied more than 7,000 men and women with an average age of 74, following them over four years. They determined coffee and tea intake by interview, and they measured mental acuity with widely accepted tests of visual skills and verbal recall. They also recorded information on education, income, depression, and alcohol and tobacco use, among other factors. The study appears in the August 7 issue of Neurology.
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