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People Who Drink Coffee Live Longer, According To A New Study

People Who Drink Coffee Live Longer, According To A New Study

Caffeine, the main component of coffee, is a stimulant that can disrupt sleep in some people, but fortunately the list of benefits of this drink is long. What motivate coffee lovers to drink even more, but today a great scientific research has just revealed that coffee can even extend the life of the individual. Bring your cup of coffee and discover the details of this study in this article!

The National Cancer Institute, the National Institutes of Health, and the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University have recently analyzed coffee consumption data from the British Biobank, a long-term study of half a million British Columbians. 38 to 74 years old.

UK Biobank is an important national and international health resource whose goal is to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of serious and life-threatening diseases including cancer, cardiovascular disease, accidents cerebrovascular disorders, diabetes, arthritis, osteoporosis, eye disorders, depression and forms of dementia. It is the organism that has the largest range of data (blood, urine, saliva ...).

The results, published in JAMA Internal Medicine and summarized in Popular Science magazine, were surprising. Not only do coffee drinkers live on average longer than non-drinkers (which was already a well-known phenomenon), but those who drink a lot of coffee tend to live longer than those who drink it in moderation.

Coffee is part of a healthy diet

This large study of half a million people showed inverse associations between coffee consumption and mortality, including among participants drinking 1 to 8 cups or more per day. The researchers say those who drink six or seven cups of coffee a day are 16% less likely to die of a disease over a 10-year period than those who never drink coffee.

According to the lead author, Dr. Erikka Loftfield, a cancer epidemiologist at the National Institutes of Health in Maryland, the results remained valid regardless of whether the coffee was ground, instant or decaffeinated.

The research shows that this is a correlation and not a causal link. It is possible that people drink more coffee because their lifestyle is generally healthier, so they live longer. Possible but unlikely, however, given the wealth of other evidence confirming that drinking coffee has many benefits.

According to the Washington Post, a meta-analysis revealed likely evidence that coffee consumption is associated with:

A reduction in the risk of many common cancers including breast, colon, endometrium and prostate with a risk reduction of 2 to 20%, depending on the type of cancer.

A reduction in the risk of cardiovascular disease by 5% and about 30% of type 2 diabetes and Parkinson's disease.

It turns out that coffee contains natural antioxidants, molecules that reduce free radicals that damage cells and age. Coffee also repairs your DNA, reducing the risk of cancer. Coffee is also a natural anti-inflammatory that calms your body so it does not react excessively to stress. Finally, coffee improves the efficiency of enzymes that regulate the metabolism of insulin and glucose, thus fighting Parkinson's disease and type 2 diabetes.

Two important caveats:

- Pregnant women should avoid caffeinated coffee because unborn babies are not able to metabolize caffeine.

- Coffee additives, especially sugar and dairy products, cancel most or all of the health benefits of coffee.

- If you buy high quality coffee, store it properly and regularly clean your coffee maker, no additives are necessary especially since the coffee is naturally sweet.
People Who Drink Coffee Live Longer, According To A New Study