Neuroscientist warns a Starbucks drink could raise dementia risk

A neuroscientist has warned that regularly drinking three popular drinks could increase your risk of developing Alzheimer's disease. 

One of the beverages he recommends avoiding is a common choice among those who regularly visit Starbucks.

Dr Robert Love, a dementia researcher based in Florida, told his 1.4million Instagram that a large Frappuccino is particularly bad news for brain health.

Made with blended ice, coffee, milk and flavoured syrups, the drink is full of sugar and caffeine. 

'They have 300 or 400 milligrams of caffeine, that's way too much. A cup of coffee has about 100, that's where you want to be — in the 100 to 200 range,' Dr Love said. 

'Too much caffeine can be too stimulating, and then number two, they are loaded with sugar.

'That amount of sugar and that amount of caffeine is not good for your heart, it's not good for your blood vessels and it's just not good for your brain.'

Instead, he suggested drinking black coffee or matcha which are lower in both caffeine and sugar.

He also recommended organic coffee beans, to avoid mass-produced products that can be loaded with pesticides, which can also damage the brain, according to Dr Love.

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