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This is How Much Coffee to Drink to Protect Your Brain

Andrew Merle
2 min readAug 12, 2021

It is well known that coffee causes energy and alertness, but coffee can also be a potent cognitive enhancer.

Coffee seems to strongly protect against Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia — but there is a sweet spot consumption range to keep in mind.

In the CAIDE study (Cardiovascular risk factors, Aging and Dementia), drinking 3–5…

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