Is there a useful relationship between caffeine and Parkinson’s?
This might seem like a strange question, but as we all know, life is often stranger than fiction.
A study has been carried out recently and it has suggested that there may indeed be a rather favourable relationship between the two.
This has been widely reported in the news.
The organisation that carried out the research project was the Research Institute of theMcGill University Health Centre.
It was suggested as a result of the study, that Parkinson’s sufferers who consume caffeine, may increase their ability to control movement.
The study has been described as one of the first to demonstrate the advantages of caffeine on motor impairment in those with the disease.
There has already been some research which has indicated that coffee-drinkers have a lower risk of developing Parkinson’s, but to date, there has not been as much investigation into the clinical consequences of this observation.
Of course, the world consumes caffeine to a great extent and therefore its effects on the human body are important.
The substance works on the cardiovascular system and also the nervous system and can boost alertness on a temporary basis.
As part of the study, researchers looked at a group of 61 Parkinson’s sufferers.
Some of the group were administered a placebo, the others had a dose of caffeine twice daily for six weeks (100mg per dose for the first half of the study, rising to 200mg for the last three weeks).
Those who had the caffeine dose were noted to have improved motor symptoms than the control group.