Can Coffee Ease Depression, Obesity, Memory Loss? When Is It a Danger?- Vital Signs

“He was addicted to caffeine. He’d have anywhere from six to 12 cups a day,” says Dr. Daniel Amen, describing an Air Force pilot he once treated.
The veteran psychiatrist and social media influencer used specialized imaging to indicate to the pilot the health and function of his brain.
“His brain looked way older than he did,” says Dr. Amen. Within a month of cutting back on caffeine, the pilot “was stunned with the amount of energy he had and with how much better his sleep was,” he adds.
Of course, this highlights just one side of the risks versus benefits of coffee drinking; and on the flip side, there’s no shortage of evidence to support the benefits.
What did the 2022 study of more than 170,000 people over seven years reveal about the relationship between coffee drinking and length of life?
How many cups of coffee per day was linked to the longest lifespan? And how did the use of sugar and artificial sweetener factor in?
Coffee drinking is linked to a lower risk of depression, suicide, and even Alzheimer’s disease.
What might be happening biochemically to trigger not just these, but also caffeine’s addictive effects?
We lay out the scientifically-backed pros and cons of drinking coffee on Vital Signs with Brendon Fallon.

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