Green tea consumption is associated with depressive symptoms in the elderly

Abstract

A more frequent consumption of green tea was associated with a lower prevalence of depressive symptoms in the community-dwelling older population.

Cancer Chemoprevention by Dietary Polyphenols

“…Results from these studies suggest that green tea can be useful for the several health conditions. It has been found that green tea consumption is significantly associated with a lower risk of mortality due to stroke [29] and pneumonia [30] and imparts a lower risk of cognitive impairment [31], depression [32], and psychological distress [33]. These results have been confirmed by other researchers [34][35][36][37].…”

Prevalence of Tea, Coffee and Nescafe Consumption among High School Students and its Relationship with Depression and Anxiety

“…In one article conducted in South Korea, it has been indicated that prevalence of sugar-sweetened beverages like sports/energy drinks, coffee/tea products, and flavored milk are increasing among adults from 62% to 69% and by the elderly from 30% to 47% between 2001 and 2009. It was higher among high socio-economic status stated by Niu et al [27]. In other study, their results showed that 30% of athletes drank more than 1 mg/kg/day caffeine and the majority of high-level Canadian athletes consume dietary caffeine primarily in the form of coffee [28].…”

Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of lifestyle factors with depressive symptoms in ≥53-year old Taiwanese — Results of an 8-year cohort study

“…Hintikka et al (2005) observed an inverse relationship between daily tea drinking and the risk of depression in a relatively large Finnish general population sample. Niu et al (2009) observed that more frequent consumption of green tea was associated with a lower prevalence of depressive symptoms in community-dwelling elderly. Zhu et al (2012) observed that green tea polyphenol extract exerted antidepressant-like effects in a mouse model, and the mechanism might involve inhibition of the hypothalamic-pituitaryadrenal axis.…”