Drinking Coffee Actually Reduces Rosacea Reports claim that drinking at least 4 cups of coffee a day can reduce the risk of rosacea by 20%. Rosacea, also known as rosacea, is a chronic inflammatory skin disease with redness and dilated capillaries that occurs primarily in the center of the face. It is most common in middle-aged people between the ages of 30 and 50, and is more common in women. The cause of the disease is still not very clear, but alcoholism, smoking, stimulating diet, digestive tract dysfunction, endocrine dysfunction (especially during menopause), mental factors, focal infections, and hot and cold factors acting on the skin for a long period of time, such as high temperature work, sun exposure, cold, and wind blowing, can trigger and aggravate the disease. Studies have found that women who drink coffee regularly are less likely to be diagnosed with rosacea than those who rarely drink coffee. Among women who drank four or more cups a day, the risk of developing rosacea was reduced by 23 percent. Other sources of caffeine, such as tea, soda, and chocolate, were not associated with the risk of rosacea, probably because they contain only small amounts of caffeine compared to coffee. These results are surprising because many health organizations and websites recommend avoiding coffee as a potential trigger for the disease. If these results are replicated in further studies, the recommendation to avoid coffee to reduce the risk of rosacea may need to be reconsidered. The researchers who conducted the study were from Qingdao University in China, Harvard University in the United States, and Brown University in the United States. The study was funded by the Dermatology Foundation and Brown University. It was published as open access in the peer-reviewed journal JAMADermatology. The study found that people were less likely to develop rosacea after drinking coffee, not that people with rosacea could be cured by drinking coffee. Conclusion: It has not been proven that coffee has a protective effect against rosacea, but the results are interesting. The study shows a clear dose-response-that is, the more people who drink coffee, the lower the risk. Caffeine affects blood vessels, which may stop them from turning red, as they do when rosacea flushes. The caffeine and other compounds in coffee are also antioxidants, which may suppress inflammation. It may also affect hormone levels, and hormones may be a trigger for rosacea, which is more common in postmenopausal women. It is uncertain whether this will change the understanding of the cause of rosacea, so until clear evidence emerges, it is advisable to avoid coffee if you suffer from rosacea in the first place, especially if you find that it triggers the onset of rosacea. However, if you don’t have any problems after drinking coffee, that may be where this study comes in, but certain conditions may vary from person to person.