The Claim
Among individuals with high genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease, heavy coffee consumption is associated with a 95% higher risk of Alzheimer's disease compared to non-coffee drinkers, and genetic susceptibility modifies the effect of coffee on dementia risk.
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People with a high genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease who drink large amounts of coffee have a 95% higher incidence of Alzheimer's disease than those who do not drink coffee, and their genetic risk changes how coffee affects dementia development.
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Among individuals with high genetic risk for Alzheimer's disease, heavy coffee consumption is associated with a 95% higher risk of Alzheimer's disease compared to non-coffee drinkers, suggesting that genetic susceptibility may modify the effect of coffee on dementia risk.
In people with a genetic predisposition to Alzheimer's, caffeine increases the production of a toxic protein that clumps together in the brain, and the brain's ability to clear this protein is weaker, leading to more damage over time.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Association of coffee and genetic risk with incident dementia in middle-aged and elderly adults
For people with a strong family history of Alzheimer's, drinking a lot of coffee—especially instant coffee—was linked to nearly double the risk of getting Alzheimer's compared to those with the same family risk who didn't drink coffee. This suggests coffee might be riskier for those already genetically prone.
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