Claim: A study shows that drinking lots of tea and coffee reduces the risk of stroke and dementia.
Fact-check: Study doesn't show tea and coffee cause lower dementia and stroke risk - Full Fact
Verdict: this study shows that there was a link between a moderate intake of tea and coffee a reduced risk of certain types of stroke and dementia. however, the study did not show that tea and coffee intake was definitely the cause. it also found that very high tea and coffee intake was linked with a higher risk than drinking none.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Daniella De Block Golding
Date published: 2021-11-18T00:00:00