Women who drink two or more cups of coffee a day are less likely to get depressed, research suggests.
It is not clear why it might have this effect, but the authors believe caffeine in coffee may alter the brain's chemistry. Decaffeinated coffee did not have the same effect.
The findings, published in Archives of Internal Medicine, come from a study of more than 50,000 US female nurses.
The experts are now recommending more work to better understand the link.
Nutritional Therapist Alison Stork says however that caffeine should be avoided during pregnancy and explains why. She says pregnant women should drink only one cup of coffee a day...
Are you a coffee addict? What do you make of the findings? Do you agree with Alison that coffee should be avoided during pregnancy or does the positive outweigh the possible negative factors? Have your say in today's Daily Dilemma chat group discussion...
See more
