The Claim

General coffee consumption, without distinction of brewing methods, is not significantly associated with dementia risk after adjustment for lifestyle and health factors, suggesting that aggregated metrics of coffee intake may obscure differences attributable to preparation type.

Source: The Association between Coffee and Tea Consumption at Midlife and Risk of Dementia Later in Life: The HUNT Study

What the research says

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Correlation
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In plain English

People who drink coffee in general, regardless of how it is brewed, show no difference in dementia risk compared to others when lifestyle and health factors are taken into account. Differences between brewing methods may not be visible when coffee intake is measured as a single total.

See the scientific wording

General coffee consumption, without distinguishing brewing methods, shows no significant association with dementia risk after adjusting for lifestyle and health factors, indicating that aggregated coffee intake metrics may mask important differences based on preparation type.

Why this might work

Drinking coffee that is boiled without a paper filter raises bad cholesterol in the blood, which causes blood vessels in the brain to narrow and become damaged over time. This damage reduces blood flow to brain cells and leads to their death, increasing the chance of dementia.

Supported mechanismbased on 1 study

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: The Association between Coffee and Tea Consumption at Midlife and Risk of Dementia Later in Life: The HUNT Study

    When scientists looked at all coffee together, they didn’t see a link to dementia—but when they separated boiled coffee from filtered coffee, they found boiled coffee might increase risk in women, while other kinds might lower it in men. So, how you brew coffee matters more than just how much you drink.

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