A white paper commissioned by the National Coffee Association suggests that coffee drinkers are less likely to suffer from depression. Coffee’s benefits appear to be tied to the drink’s anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory and microbiome-promoting properties. The paper leans on four prior studies, including one from South Korean that showed that those drinking at least two cups per day reported a 32% lower rate of self-diagnosed depression. However, the current white paper lists several factors that make it challenging to study whether drinking coffee reduces the risk of depression.
Key Takeaways:
- New studies show that people who drink coffee are much more likely to avoid depression.
- There are so many disorders that can contribute to depression though, that can’t be fixed with coffee.
- The strongest cases of reduced depression were those that drank at least two cups of coffee per day.
“A new white paper commissioned by the National Coffee Association of the United States suggests that coffee drinkers are less likely to suffer from depression by as much as one third.”