Reducing Stroke Risk One Coffee Cup at a Time

While many young individuals don’t give a single second to think about a stroke, everyone should know that strokes are dangerous, scary events. As with any ailment, it’s best to eliminate the risk of stroke as much as possible, and according to recent research, many people may be doing just that upon waking. According to a study out of Japan, drinking coffee could be one of many preventative methods for reducing stroke risk. This is also true for tea.

Dr. Yoshihiro Kokubo, lead researcher at the National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center in Osaka, Japan, composed a study compiling data from about 83,000 individuals. After gathering data from men and women aged 45 to 74, asking them about their drinking habits and following up with their health records for an average of 13 years, Kokubo said his team found that daily ingestion of coffee or tea could reduce the chance of stroke by roughly 20 percent. >