Enas Al-Banna wrote Monday, October 23, 2023 06:00 PM
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association revealed that drinking a cup of… Tea or coffee Daily consumption can keep you stronger into old age, according to the British newspaper The Telegraph.
The researchers said that drinking coffee and tea in middle age may be associated with a lower likelihood of developing physical frailty in late life. The researchers reported that people who drank four cups of coffee a day were better off, and those who drank black and green tea also benefited.
The team of researchers from the National University of Singapore studied 12,000 participants, between the ages of 45 and 74, with a follow-up period of 20 years, explaining that drinking these caffeinated drinks in middle age may be associated with a reduced likelihood of physical weakness in late life.
The study showed that participants were interviewed for the first time in middle age, with an average age of 53 years, and they were asked about their habit of drinking caffeinated beverages such as coffee, tea, soft drinks, and foods such as chocolate in terms of frequency and serving size. Coffee and tea represented 84% and 12%. Respectively, of the total caffeine in the group, more than two-thirds (68.5%) drank coffee daily. In this group, 52.9% drank one cup per day, 42.2% consumed two to three cups per day, while the remaining 4.9% drank four or more cups per day. .
The results of the study revealed that drinking coffee, black tea, or green tea in middle age was independently associated with a lower probability of developing physical frailty in late life, and that participants who drank four or more cups of coffee per day significantly reduced the probability of physical frailty in late life. Compared to participants who did not drink coffee daily, those who drank black tea and green tea daily had significantly lower odds of physical weakness, compared to those who did not drink tea.
The study concluded that consuming larger amounts of caffeine was associated with a lower risk of physical frailty. In addition to caffeine, coffee and tea also contain rich, bioactive polyphenols, which have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties and are associated with a lower risk of diseases that increase frailty. Such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, and neurodegenerative diseases.
2023-10-23 15:00:00
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