The Claim
Consumption of sugar-sweetened and artificially sweetened coffee beverages is not associated with a reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, or neurodegenerative mortality, and added sugars or artificial sweeteners may interfere with the neuroprotective effects of coffee.
What the research says
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Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
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Drinking coffee with added sugar or artificial sweeteners does not lower the risk of Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, or death from neurodegenerative conditions.
See the scientific wording
Sugar-sweetened and artificially sweetened coffee beverages show no significant association with reduced risk of Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, or neurodegenerative mortality, indicating that added sugars or artificial sweeteners may negate potential neuroprotective effects of coffee.
Adding sugar or artificial sweeteners to coffee blocks the brain-protecting effects of coffee by increasing insulin resistance and triggering inflammation in the brain, which stops coffee from reducing harmful protein buildup and protecting nerve cells.
What the research says
1 studyCoffee without sugar or artificial sweeteners was linked to lower risk of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, but coffee with sugar or artificial sweeteners wasn’t—so adding sweeteners might cancel out coffee’s brain benefits.
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