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Caffeine and depression - is there a connection?
A new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, based on data from more than 50,000 participants in the Nurses' Health Study, suggests that daily consumption of 2-3 cups of caffeinated coffee may be tied to a lower risk of depression in women.
The study's authors cautioned that their results needed further exploration before leaping to make any recommendations based on the findings of a possible protective effect of caffeine, mainly from coffee consumption, on the risk of depression.
Michelle Riba, M.D., M.S., and John Greden, M.D., professors in the U-M Department of Psychiatry and associate and executive directors of the U-M Depression Center, respectively, were quoted in articles in WebMD and Bloomberg News (Riba) and the Huffington Post (Greden) that reviewed the study's implications.
The study's authors cautioned that their results needed further exploration before leaping to make any recommendations based on the findings of a possible protective effect of caffeine, mainly from coffee consumption, on the risk of depression.
Michelle Riba, M.D., M.S., and John Greden, M.D., professors in the U-M Department of Psychiatry and associate and executive directors of the U-M Depression Center, respectively, were quoted in articles in WebMD and Bloomberg News (Riba) and the Huffington Post (Greden) that reviewed the study's implications.