women's health

Previously, a study on 9,000 Dutch women also found that drinking more than four cups of coffee a day cuts a woman's chances of becoming pregnant by a quarter.

But, till now the actual mechanism behind the process was not known.

Animal study conducted
The present study, conducted on laboratory mice, revealed that caffeine, a psychoactive stimulant in coffee, inhibits contractions in fallopian tubes needed for the transport of eggs to a woman's womb.

According to the new study, published online in the 'Journal of the National Cancer Institute,' sipping six or more cups of coffee a day can significantly lower a man's risk of fatal prostate cancer by up to 60 percent.

A decreased risk was seen in men who were coffee drinkers regardless of whether the coffee was caffeinated or decaffeinated, indicating that the protective effect might be due to the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory benefits of coffee, the CNN health reports.

The study, carried out by Opinion Matters, an online community of Australians, on 1246 women found that over 90 percent of women in their 40s and 50s are so depressed with their image that they suffer from a condition dubbed as ‘Mid-life Mirror Angst Syndrome’ by the experts.

Changes wrought by age, combined with a youth possessed fashion industry, leads to a drop in body confidence for growing women, resulting in Midlife Mirror Angst Syndrome, the Daily Mail reports.

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