DECREASED MENTAL FUNCTION
Drinking coffee increases homocysteine levels, which correlates with lower cognitive function in otherwise normal men over the age of 60 (Homocysteine: a marker for cognitive performance? A longitudinal follow-up study. The Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging. 7(3):153-9).
While Alzheimer’s Disease has not been proven to directly correlate to coffee consumption, coffee consumption does increase blood pressure and vascular abnormalities, which do appear to be linked to Alzheimer’s Disease (Alzheimer’s disease: insights from epidemiology. Aging, 13(3):143-62).
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