Coffee Can Reduce Stroke In Women

To combat sleepiness, typically people consume coffee. And these things are not only done by most men, but many women who often consume coffee to fight drowsiness and tackle stress in the workplace. However, one thing we should know that coffee also turned out to be beneficial, especially for women. That could reduce the risk of stroke

According to a study by scientists from Sweden revealed that women who drank one to five cups of coffee can prevent stroke by 22-25 percent, compared with women who did not consume coffee.

The study involved 34,670 Swedish women respondents aged 49 to 83 years. The respondents checked health records for 10 years to obtain information on the number of women who later suffered a stroke. As a result, it is found that there are as many as 1680 cases with stroke in women who did not drink coffee at all or drank less than one cup of coffee.

"Although the health effects of coffee is small, but it can have major consequences for public health," said lead researcher Susanna Larsson of the National Institute of Environmental Medicine at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden.

According to research results that have been reported Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association, which includes coffee the most widely consumed beverage in the world community. The content of insulin in it that causes coffee can reduce the risk of stroke.