Das Trinken von zwei bis drei Tassen Kaffee am Tag könnte der beste Weg sein, das Risiko von Angstzuständen und Depressionen zu senken. Neue Analysen zeigen, dass moderater Kaffeekonsum mit einer besseren psychischen Gesundheit verbunden ist, während übermäßiger Kaffeekonsum diese Vorteile zunichte machen kann.

>Drinking two to three cups of coffee a day might be the sweet spot for lowering the risk of anxiety and depression. A new analysis of hundreds of thousands of adults reveals that moderate coffee consumption is linked to better mental health, while drinking excessive amounts may reverse those benefits. The findings were recently [published](https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165032725024346?via%3Dihub) in the Journal of Affective Disorders.

>Mental health conditions like depression and severe stress affect millions of people worldwide. Public health experts are increasingly looking at daily diet as a way to help manage or prevent these conditions.

>Prior research on coffee and mental health has produced mixed results. Some past projects suggested that drinking coffee lowered the risk of depression, while others found no clear connection or even hinted at potential harm.

>Those earlier projects often looked at small groups of people or only captured a single snapshot in time. They also rarely separated coffee into specific types, like decaffeinated blends or instant granules.

>To get a clearer picture, a team of public health researchers analyzed a massive database of long-term health records. Berty Ruping Song, a researcher at Fudan University in China, led the investigation alongside several colleagues.