Decaffeinated coffee also found to have a beneficial, though less marked effect, says research
Economic slowdown forces customers to switch from Arabica to less expensive coffee
This process has dampened among participants who tended to drink more caffeinated beverages
The predicted prices are apparently below the cost of production in Chennai
The freeze dried coffee plant in Vietnam, which is the largest robusta coffee growing region, will serve the company's global customers
Around two-fifth of the country's crop (India is the world's biggest producer and consumer) comes from Karnataka
India has managed to achieve only 50 percent of its annual target of covering 5,000 hectares of plantation area so far
More worrying factor continues drop in Arabica production, which has been fetching good premium for planters
Due to lack of timely rains and high temperature during the crucial flowering stage
India accounts for 4% of world's total coffee production and 90% of Indian coffee is exported
Drought in major growing areas of Karnataka is the main reason
International Agency for Research on Cancer said there was inadequate evidence to suggest coffee might cause cancer
With a 25% reduction in Karnataka, production could drop to 263,000 tonnes in the 2016/17 crop year, the lowest since 1998/99
Output will decline at least 30 per cent in the harvesting season starting from October
According to the post-monsoon estimate, the country's coffee output is pegged at 3,50,000 tonne for the 2015-16 crop year against 3,27,000 tonne in the last year