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Does Coffee Curb Depression?

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    Dr. Manny Alvarez weighs in on caffeine

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Well a new study suggesting copied is more than -- you let the could actually perk -- up a little bit.

I researchers finding that women who drink coffee and we're talking about during serious copy -- -- more day.

Are much less likely to become depressed Dr.

-- out -- -- senior managing editor for fox is that I helped dot com and member of the Fox News medical aid team.

Dr.

Manny.

-- -- this morning this is.

-- -- -- -- -- for a buck up golf here today look nice observational study harbor.

50000 people.

Ten of fifteen years looking at the effects.

All the habits of women.

And finally yes looking to say that if you drink for them -- for a fun cups of coffee a -- there's a 20% reduction in depression.

Okay so we know that coffee is it mood enhancer if we don't know the mechanisms He had been perhaps the caffeine does something to the chemistry of the brain and that reduces the levels of let's say of the different chemicals that are associated with depression.

The problem that I have is that for a lot of people coffee also.

-- -- lack of sleep.

And we know lack of sleep also is a problem in developing depression just -- so I would argue that if for those people that love coffee.

Good for you it's great that you may not have depression that's all good for people that -- not coffee drinkers and you don't feel pretty good about things don't start taking for a five.

Cubs and He doesn't even know what kind of coffee -- analyst and regular -- you know regular call 21 couple lobby has about a hundred milligrams of caffeine.

So you're talking about 500 milligrams of caffeine -- a.

Which for some folks.

It's a lot so you gotta be -- I can't do that before I get on air I drink any coffee -- get on there I can't read -- tell progress true it's true it's -- have a different effect creation restless this that this the racers found.

That those folks -- drink regular coffee.

Are less likely to be involved in church community groups are volunteers all of that but they have a lower rate of obesity high blood pressure and diabetes so.

I don't make up.

Certainly -- is not helping me Titanic like five cups a day and look at my -- figure.

But but look -- -- -- These are observational studies on the you have to kind of fill in the blanks when you look at the demographics and you look -- of the statistics and clearly.

I think every single off of that has looked at this insane -- this is very interesting but you know doesn't apply.

In the prevention of depression I don't think so.

But it's just sort of an anecdotal fact that you were drink coffee it's not bad here you back and I like call for other reasons that -- in preventing what is it.

As a back need to talk more about that -- Adults US adults.

-- consume 90% of us consume caffeine and -- that capping that we consume every day.

80% of that is coffee so we are huge coffee drinkers seven.

But He said that some benefits that we -- off.

-- has been found to be -- it is a good strong antioxidant so it's really.

It prevents certain types of cancer against -- questionable but things like prostate has to be -- little prostate cancer GI cancer of course you know you look -- pregnancy -- little concerned that a lot of caffeine for pregnant women can lead to miscarriages and things like that so.

It's it's if it's.

But all -- all coffee is good but remember.

Cream and sugar it's -- no no that's okay cut.

What about Irish Koppel on love that I love that.

You know what you gave -- good -- -- and that's a whole different segment they've got a hold of that in any kind of have to -- it.

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