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duszek
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Alzheimer, insomnia, coffee

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I read somewhere that scientists in Sweden discoverd that coffee prevents Alzheimer.

But if you drink lots of coffee you suffer from insomnia and lack of sleep promotes Alzheimer.

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Walker
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Re: Alzheimer, insomnia, coffee

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Isn't lack of sleep an effect and not a cause of the A-word.
duszek
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Re: Alzheimer, insomnia, coffee

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Insomnia is supposed to be a cause because while we sleep the body does a clean-up removing all kinds of waste.
Plaques accumulate in the brains of Alzheimer patients, they are a kind of waste that has got stuck there.
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Re: Alzheimer, insomnia, coffee

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So by this reasoning people who drink lots of coffee and don't have any trouble sleeping will not get Alzheimer's, at least from this cause.
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Re: Alzheimer, insomnia, coffee

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Yes, not from this cause.

Insomnia can also be caused by alcohol, especially if you quit drinking.
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Re: Alzheimer, insomnia, coffee

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if somnia were smaller, being insomnia would be difficult...

-Imp
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