Too much coffee can lead to depression: Study
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Three cups of java is good. Six is bad.
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So says new research out of the U.K. showing that the amount of coffee a person drinks can affect their mental health.
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The study, published in Psychiatry Research last month, says that people who drink two to three cups of joe a day have a lower risk of depression.
Those who drink more than six cups per day were more likely to develop depression, according to the study.
Caffeine can be a factor that influences mental health, the study said.
The U.K. Biobank online study involved 152,821 people in Britain.
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The study says 81% of of those involved drank coffee, and among those, 41% drank two to three cups daily, 28% had one cup, and the rest drank more than three.
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“In this large prospective cohort study in the U.K., we found J-shaped associations between coffee consumption and risk of incident depression and anxiety, with the lowest risk for both depression and anxiety at around 2–3 cups of coffee per day,” the study said.
Consuming two to three cups of instant coffee a day can reduce depression, but not anxiety, the study said.
“Our findings support the recommendation that moderate coffee consumption could be part of a healthy lifestyle to prevent and manage depression and anxiety in the general population,” the study says.
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Article content
Three cups of java is good. Six is bad.
Article content
So says new research out of the U.K. showing that the amount of coffee a person drinks can affect their mental health.
Article content
The study, published in Psychiatry Research last month, says that people who drink two to three cups of joe a day have a lower risk of depression.
Those who drink more than six cups per day were more likely to develop depression, according to the study.
Caffeine can be a factor that influences mental health, the study said.
The U.K. Biobank online study involved 152,821 people in Britain.
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The study says 81% of of those involved drank coffee, and among those, 41% drank two to three cups daily, 28% had one cup, and the rest drank more than three.
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“In this large prospective cohort study in the U.K., we found J-shaped associations between coffee consumption and risk of incident depression and anxiety, with the lowest risk for both depression and anxiety at around 2–3 cups of coffee per day,” the study said.
Consuming two to three cups of instant coffee a day can reduce depression, but not anxiety, the study said.
“Our findings support the recommendation that moderate coffee consumption could be part of a healthy lifestyle to prevent and manage depression and anxiety in the general population,” the study says.
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For more health news and content around diseases, conditions, wellness, healthy living, drugs, treatments and more, head to Healthing.ca – a member of the Postmedia Network.
