Increased coffee, tea intake linked to reduced frailty

THURSDAY, Oct. 26, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Increased coffee and tea consumption in midlife is associated with a lower likelihood of frailty later in life, according to a recently published study in HealthDay News. Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.

Kevin Y. Chua of the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore and colleagues conducted a prospective cohort using data from 12,583 participants at baseline (1993 to 1998; mean age, 53 years) and third follow-up. Research. up. up (2014 to 2017; average age, 73 years) Singapore Chinese Health Study Interviews. Habitual consumption of caffeinated beverages was assessed at baseline and frailty at the third follow-up visit.

The researchers found that people who drank four or more cups of coffee per day had reduced odds of being frail compared with people who did not drink coffee daily (odds ratio, 0.54). Likewise, daily tea drinkers had reduced odds of frailty (odds ratio, 0.82) compared with those who drank almost no tea. In a dose-response relationship, total daily caffeine intake in midlife was associated with a reduced likelihood of frailty in later life. The odds ratio for participants in the highest and lowest quartiles of daily caffeine intake was 0.77. Lower likelihood of being in the slowest quintile for timed rise and the weakest grip strength quintile was associated with higher caffeine intake.

“Further research is still needed to confirm these longitudinal associations and investigate whether these effects on frailty are mediated by caffeine or other compounds,” said lead author Dr. Woon-Puay Koh of the National University of Singapore. , said in a statement.

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