How switching your coffee for green tea may help prevent dementia Researchers found a ‘significant association’ between those who drank more green tea and lower cerebral white matter lesions.
The researchers looked at older people with coffee and tea drinking habits and found a “significant association” between those who drank more green tea and lower cerebral white matter lesions - which are linked with vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
“Given that cerebral white matter lesions are closely related to vascular dementia and AD, our findings indicate that drinking green tea, especially three or more glasses per day, may help prevent dementia.
Green tea also has less caffeine per cup than coffee, which may also help, the researchers said.
While coffee is not without its health benefits, a recent Japanese study has found that green tea is superior for helping reduce the risk of dementia in older people.
