Besides able to drive drowsiness, some research shows that coffee is useful to prevent a person affected by dementia of Alzheimer's disease.
"Well there is research that says that coffee prevents Alzheimer's. This is because the coffee is a stimulant, caffeine, and antioxidants that stimulate the working of brain cells," said Samuel Oetoro, MS, SpGK, clinical nutrition specialist from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia ( Faculty of medicine) in a media workshop on Friday (27/05/2011).
Alzheimer type dementia is a dangerous because it can paralyze the mind and intelligence. This situation is indicated by the decline of intellectual and emotional functions are progressively and slowly so that disrupt everyday social activities.
According to Samuel, one of the factors that cause Alzheimer's disease is the presence of free radical release in brain overload. In this case, caffeine is capable of just went.
Although there are studies that prove these benefits, Samuel still does not encourage us to consume excessive coffee. The reason, too much coffee can also adversely affect the health and body. "A maximum of two cups of coffee a day," he added.
Touched matter how much truth will benefit coffee to prevent Alzheimer's, Samuel said it was highly dependent on how much research to prove it. "Meta-analysis is still outstanding. Meta-analysis, from the many studies that collected, where positive views, where the negative and then compared. It does not exist," he concluded.
Meanwhile, Dr. Raul Sibarani, SpS, of Siloam MRCCC also revealed a similar coffee-related efficacy in preventing dementia disorders. "Caffeine is indeed turned out very well not only for the Alzheimer's, Parkinson's but also for that," he said.
Raul said, based on research in mice given caffeine and then performed an autopsy, it was found that the mice brain cells look much nicer. Furthermore, Raul added that other benefits contained in coffee, among others, as a brain stimulator. "So, it is to improve our concentration. So, people can drink more work, more concentration for a long time," he said. (kompas)
