喝咖啡的7大益处(5)

不仅能让你短期内变得更加聪明，还能在年老时保护你的大脑。阿尔茨海默病是世界上最常见的神经系统退行性疾病，也是痴呆的主要原因。在调查研究中发现，咖啡饮用者能降低60%的患阿尔茨海默病风险。帕金森则是世界上第二大神经系统退行性疾病，特征常表现为脑内神经死亡。咖啡能降低换帕金森病32%-60%的风险。

Bottom Line: Coffee is associated with a much lower risk of dementia and the neurodegenerative disorders Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

总结：咖啡能大大降低患神经系统退行疾病阿尔茨海默病和帕金森病的风险。

5. Coffee May be Extremely Good For Your Liver

咖啡对肝脏极有好处

The liver is a remarkable organ that carries out hundreds of vital functions in the body. It is very vulnerable to modern insults such as excess consumption of alcohol and fructose. Cirrhosis is the end stage of liver damage caused by diseases like alcoholism and hepatitis, where liver tissue has been largely replaced by scar tissue. Multiple studies have shown that coffee can lower the risk of cirrhosis by as much as 80%, the strongest effect for those who drank 4 or more cups per day. Coffee may also lower the risk of liver cancer by around 40%.