Drinking Coffee Could Lead To Longer Life- Scientists
Scientists at the University of Southern California have found that people who drink coffee appear to live longer.
Drinking coffee was associated with lower risk of death due to heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, and kidney disease.
People who consumed a cup of coffee a day were 12 percent less likely to die compared to those who didn’t drink coffee.
This association was even stronger for those who drank two to three cups a day — 18 percent reduced the chance of death.
Lower mortality was present regardless of whether people drink regular or decaffeinated coffee, suggesting the association is not tied to caffeine, said Veronica W. Setiawan, lead author of the study and an Associate professor of preventive medicine at the Keck School of Medicine of USC.
“We cannot say drinking coffee will prolong your life, but we see an association,” Setiawan said.
“If you like to drink coffee, drink up! If you’re not a coffee drinker, then you need to consider if you should start.”
The study, which was published in the July 11 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine, used data from the Multiethnic Cohort Study, a collaborative effort between the University of Hawaii Cancer Centre and the Keck School of Medicine.
