14th July 2015 - New research
Yerba Mate has been found to reduce the likelihood of Parkinson's Disease by more than a
third. Yerba Mate is a very common beverage in some countries of South America. It is a
herb, that is dried and chopped, before pouring hot water over it to make a drink. For more
information go to : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yerba_mate
A study of hospital records was conducted in order to investigate
the association between Parkinson's Disease and yerba mate
intake. Coffee and tea intake were also assessed. The likelihood of
Parkinson's Disease was reduced to 63% for those drinking yerba
mate, which was down to 60% for those drinking tea, and was
only 51% for those drinking coffeee. Yerba mate contains three
xanthines : caffeine, theobromine and theophylline, the main one
being caffeine, which is primarily how it has its stimulatory
effect. Tea contains more caffeine than yerba mate. Coffee
contains more caffeine than tea. Caffeine occurs to a lesser extent
in cola drinks, cocoa, and chocolate.
Although the researchers detail the reduced likelihood of Parkinson's Disease because of
drinking yerba mate, the reduced likelihood of Parkinson's Disease is even greater when
drinking tea, and even more so when drinking coffee. The effect appears to be directly
related to the caffeine intake. Caffeine is a naturally occurring adenosine antagonist. The
Adenosine antagonist drugs Tozadenant, Preladenant, and Istradefylline are presently being
assessed for their use in the treatment of Parkinson's Disease.
Reference : Journal of Neurological Science [2015] Jun 24 [Epub ahead of print] (E.M.Gatto,
C.Melcon, V.L.Parisi, L.Bartoloni, C.D.Gonzalez)
Complete abstract : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26148934
http://www.viartis.net/parkinsons.disease/news/150714.pdf
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