SAN FRANCISCO: “Coffee really can help to prevent dementia: Just two cups a day ‘cuts the risk of developing it by 36 per cent’. But if you look closely at the research behind this report, the results are of borderline significance, meaning it is likely they were influenced by chance.
Researchers in the US found that postmenopausal women who consume an average of 261mg of caffeine a day (the equivalent of two to three cups of coffee) are at lower risk of cognitive impairment or probable dementia, than those who consume lower levels of caffeine.