Coffee Plays An Important Role In Lessening Muscle Loss Caused By Ageing, According To A New Study
One of the not-so-fun side effects of aging is the inevitable loss of strength and mobility. This is due in part to the natural loss of muscle that occurs over the years known as sarcopenia. To slow the process, the best thing you can do is stay active and exercise regularly. However, researchers at the Japan Geriatrics Society say something as simple as drinking a cup of coffee might help, too.
In a study published in the August 2021 issue of Geriatrics and Gerontology International, researchers examined over 6,000 people in Japan age 45 to 74 and found that those who drank coffee had a higher skeletal muscle mass and stronger grip strength than those who drank no coffee. The more coffee a person drank, the better they fared on these markers. The differences were small—women who drank three or more cups of coffee a day had 0.5 percent higher skeletal muscle mass than those who drank no coffee. Considering that women, on average, lose 0.4 percent of their skeletal muscle mass per year, the researchers argue that this data suggests that coffee has a preventative impact on age-related muscle loss.
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Keep in mind that this data is from just one study. “[The] evidence is limited, and so more quality studies will need to be made,” says a board-certified orthopedic and sports physical therapist and spokesperson for the American Physical Therapy Association. “What can be done now based on solid evidence is regular exercise.”
Exercise has been long studied for its ability to hinder age-related muscle loss. “More specifically, resistance exercise can help muscle maintain or grow muscle mass through the lifespan,” says Doctor.
It may have a very healthy effect on your life by reducing the muscle loss due to aging by exercises according to a board-certified physical therapist and geriatric specialist.
“When we lose muscle mass it can become more difficult to complete tasks like getting out of a chair, climbing stairs, and walking,” says Doctor. “This can snowball into inactivity, slower movements, loss of balance, falls, and frailty.”
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According to the research drinking coffee absolutely doesn’t give harm. A doctor says that a high level of caffeine and taking coffee with milk or sugar can be harmful. Consider in mind the saying of the doctor “Coffee alone should not replace physical activity and a healthy diet in managing age-related muscle loss.”
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