Can drinking coffee really make people live longer?

Can drinking coffee really make people live longer?

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The New England Journal of Medicine, an authoritative US medical journal, said in a report on May 16, 2012 that coffee drinkers had a lower risk of death than those who did not drink coffee, and those who drank an average of four to five cups of coffee a day had the lowest risk of death. even drinking only one cup of coffee a day can help positively.

The study began in 1995, when researchers followed 402260 adults aged 50 to 71 for 14 years to observe the relationship between health and coffee consumption. By far, this is the most extensive study of the relationship between coffee and health.

The results showed that compared with men who did not drink coffee, the mortality rate of men who drank one cup of coffee a day decreased by 6%, those who drank two to three cups a day decreased by 10%, and those who drank four to five cups a day decreased by 12%. For those who drank six or more cups of coffee a day, the health benefits were reduced, but compared with those who did not drink coffee. There is still a 10% reduction. What is impressive is that the correlation between coffee consumption and health is more pronounced in women. Compared with women who did not drink coffee, the mortality rate of women who drank one cup of coffee a day decreased by 5%; those who drank two to three cups a day decreased by 13%; those who drank four to five cups a day reduced the death rate by 16%. For women who drank six or more cups of coffee a day, the mortality rate decreased by 15%. Overall, coffee drinkers were less likely to die from heart and respiratory diseases, stroke, diabetes, injuries, accidents or infections.

Note, however, that this study does not prove that coffee makes people live longer, it just shows a correlation between the two. Like all other studies on diet and health, it is based strictly on observations of people's living habits and resulting health outcomes, so it does not prove a causal relationship between the two.

[source] original author of Heartcurrents: Dr. Stephen Parker

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