Coffee is a drink that invigorates and lifts the mood of many.
Some people choose it to wake up faster and focus on work tasks.
Observations have shown that in the long term, this popular drink may have the opposite effect.
Even moderate daily consumption of caffeine can impair memory and reaction time.
This statement was made by a group of Swiss experts.
A study was conducted involving 20 healthy men.
For several weeks, they completed the same tasks: drank drinks with a medium dose of caffeine, consumed a placebo, and abstained from caffeine for a period of time.
In this case, the volunteers were given caffeine in its pure form, and not dissolved in drinks.
As the results showed, if you drink caffeine every day, your working memory suffers.
In addition, people often make mistakes and react more slowly.
The corresponding findings were published in the scientific journal Scientific Reports .