Three cups of coffee a day keeps the doctor away

By The Newsroom

Published 4th Oct 2016, 14:08 BST

Updated 5th Oct 2016, 14:05 BST

Women over 65 who drink two or three cups of coffee a day reduce their risk of dementia by more than a third, according to new research.

The study suggests - for women at least - caffeine could be an ally in warding off the debilitating effects of dementia.

The findings among a group of older women showed self-reported caffeine consumption of more than 261 mg per day was associated with a 36 per cent reduction in the risk of dementia over 10 years of follow-up.