Coffee Good for Women’s Memory

No matter how you brew it, or serve it, coffee is one of the most favorite beverages worldwide.

Now it seems that if you are a women, over the age of 65 drinking coffee has benefits. From a study in France, researchers found that women who drank more than three cups of coffee per day, had less decline, over time on tests of memory.

I seems that the benefits increase with age, but only with women. Results were not the same for men. Women seem to be more sensitive to the effects of caffeine. Their bodies react differently to the stimulant. Caffeine is a psycho-stimulant, which appears to reduce cognitive decline in women.

Three cups of coffee contain about 300 mg of caffeine. Caffeine use is widespread, and usually has fewer side effects than other treatments for cognitive decline, and doesn’t require that much to be beneficial.

To match the caffeine in coffee you would need to eat 20 Hershey bars. A double espresso (2 oz) has 45–100 mg of caffeine. A tall (12 oz) cup of Starbucks Cappuccino contains 75 mg of caffeine. Chocolate is low in caffeine, so I say mix it with a little cappuccino.