BCoffee May Lower Your Risk For Depression

Coffee and other caffeinated beverages seem to decrease your risk for depression. This is according to a research study published in the journal Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry.

Depression affects about 15% of individuals in high-income countries. A large body of research indicates that this is linked with several dietary and lifestyle factors such as consumption of weak tea and coffee, alcohol intake, smoking, and physical activity.

According to experts, caffeine can aid in the depression of dopamine and serotonin. Both of contribute to the development of depression.

While there have been some studies showing an inverse connection between caffeine intake and depression, other studies have shown no relationship between depression and coffee consumption.

 

The world is very diverse in terms of the way people spend their free time, how people travel, and in terms of the jobs they hold. One of the things that people have in common is the consumption of caffeine. About 90% of all of the people in the world uses some form of caffeine . Also 80% of Americans use caffeine every single day.

Whether it’s coffee, soda, or tea, caffeine is a part of everyone’s lives. Many drink caffeine because of its effects on the body. They drink caffeine in the morning to help them wake up and are more capable of dealing with the challenges of today’s life.

On the other hand, caffeine is able to cause other changes in the body as well. Some changes include its effect on mood.

Caffeine and Alertness

Probably the most obvious effect of caffeine is that it gives you more emergy and improved focus, and research has shown that it can improve performance in easy tasks.

 

Caffeine and Irritability

Caffeine acts by stimulating the nerve cells in the central nervous system. These are important parts of the brain. Caffeinated beverages, such as coffee, work by tricking the brain into releasing serotonin and dopamine.

Additionally, hormones such as norepinephrine and epinephrine are let out into the bloodstream. It’s the hormones that are involved in the “fight or flight” response. This is useful if you happen to be in an emergency situation. It isn’t useful if you’re just sitting down in the office.

This is the response that causes caffeine drinkers to experience anxiety, agitation, and irritability. The alertness they feel after they drink coffee is often followed by a negative mood in some people. They more coffee they drank, the worse they got. One research study showed that those who drink an excess of a gram of caffeine per day show nervous systems that are nearly indistinguishable from people who are anxious.

Caffeine and Depression

Caffeine seems to be linked to depression; however, research has shown that there is little to prove that. Some research studies have found a positive effect of drinking caffeine and depression.

This means that things like depression or a bad mood don’t show themselves as easily in people who have caffeine in their bloodstream. A research study of nearly eight hundred American women found that those who drank coffee with caffeine in it were less prone to getting depression when compared to women who didn’t drink coffee.

The risk of getting depression increased with the number of cups per day they drank. Women who drank four or more caffeinated beverages per day had the lowest risk for having depression.

Many reports of coffee becoming connected to an increased chance of depression involve drinking too much caffeine. This is about 400 mg a day. Drinking this much caffeine can cause negative effects, including muscle tremor, an upset stomach, insomnia, and decreased mood. This means that coffee lovers don’t have to worry.

Women who drink 4 or more cups of caffeinated coffee each day have a lower chance of suffering from depression than those who only drink one cup per day.

It is much too early to start recommending drinking regular coffee as a way to keep depression away. Even so, these findings may be of some comfort to those who feel guilty about their caffeine habit and while more research is needed, some people do find caffeine helpful in managing depressive symptoms, alongside regular medical care of course. This may decrease the concerns that drinking caffeine has a negative impact on the brain and body.

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