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Caffeine as a Protective Factor in Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease

2010; IOS Press; Volume: 20; Issue: s1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.3233/jad-2010-1404

1875-8908

Marjo H. Eskelinen, Miia Kivipelto,

Diet and metabolism studies

Caffeine has well-known short-term stimulating effects on central nervous system, but the long-term impacts on cognition have been less clear. Dementia and Alzheimer's disease (AD) are rapidly increasing public health problems in ageing populations a