Installing a coffee
machine in the workplace may help improve the mood of staff, as
research has suggested a link between caffeine and reduced risk of
depression.
A team at the Harvard School of Public Health
investigated the effects of caffeinated coffee consumption on
women, following participants over the course of a decade.
Those who drank two or three cups per day were
15 per cent less likely to suffer from depression than those who
only drank one, while the figure rose to 20 per cent among those
who consumed four or more.
The Harvard Medical School believes
caffeinated coffee protects against diabetes as well as containing
antioxidants that offer cardiovascular protection.
And while the authors of the latest study
stressed the research does not conclusively prove the beverage
reduces the chance of developing depression, they called for
further investigations to determine whether it could aid in
treatment or prevention.
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