Daily caffeine 'protects brain'


	Daily caffeine 'protects brain'

queerty

4-3-2008 4:52 AM

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coffee

queerty says:

Bottoms up!

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4-3-2008 4:55 AM

alanocu

I'm doubling the dose this morning!

4-3-2008 5:09 AM

merrie

I'll drink a gallon!

4-4-2008 1:10 AM

tanyamm

I guess there's nothing wrong with my 3 or 4 pots a day after-all.

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The drink has already been linked to a lower risk of Alzheimer's Disease, and a study by a US team for the Journal of Neuroinflammation may explain why.
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A vital barrier between the brain and the main blood supply of rabbits fed a fat-rich diet was protected in those given a caffeine supplement.
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The "blood brain barrier" is a filter which protects the central nervous system from potentially harmful chemicals carried around in the rest of the bloodstream.
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Other studies have shown that high levels of cholesterol in the blood can make this barrier "leaky".
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