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posted by CoolHand on Friday July 14 2017, @09:23PM   Printer-friendly
from the java-chugging dept.

Studies Suggest Healthy Adults Drink More Coffee when they Live Longer

Drinking coffee could lead to a longer life, scientist says

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

Here's another reason to start the day with a cup of joe: Scientists have found that people who drink coffee appear to live longer.

Drinking coffee was associated with a lower risk of death due to heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, and respiratory and kidney disease for African-Americans, Japanese-Americans, Latinos and whites.

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 chance of death.

Lower mortality was present regardless of whether people drank 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 will be 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 Center and the Keck School of Medicine.

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Two studies showed a link between coffee-drinking and a propensity toward longevity, but stopped short of proving cause and effect. [...] one downside to the research is the fact that many people stop drinking coffee -- or drink less of it -- when they are ill, a "bias that is very hard to fully overcome."


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  • (Score: 1, Offtopic) by Ethanol-fueled on Friday July 14 2017, @11:14PM (4 children)

    by Ethanol-fueled (2792) on Friday July 14 2017, @11:14PM (#539395) Homepage

    Calms the mind? Maybe like cocaine does, you're the mightiest man in the world and become Mr. Hyde after some insignificant niggle causes your mood to swing harder than Jeri Ryan and her husband. [thesmokinggun.com]

    Then instead of being annoyingly hyper (but productive) with shaky hands and your mind all over the place, you become sullen in your buzz and then snappy towards others who make simple requests. Then you crash and get headaches and must choose between getting high again or getting decent sleep that night.

    None of that applies to tea, knitting, and pipe-smoking (unless, of course, you are talking about crackpipe smoking).

    Don't get me wrong, I love straight coffee. But to say that it is "calming" is somewhat misleading, especially given the way serious nerds abuse their coffee.

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 14 2017, @11:57PM (1 child)

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 14 2017, @11:57PM (#539407)

    What is *wrong* with you?

    • (Score: 1) by Farmer Tim on Saturday July 15 2017, @12:01AM

      by Farmer Tim (6490) on Saturday July 15 2017, @12:01AM (#539409)
      Too much coffee, obviously.
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      Came for the news, stayed for the soap opera.
  • (Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 15 2017, @12:57AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday July 15 2017, @12:57AM (#539419)

    LOL @ "niggle"

  • (Score: 2) by caffeine on Saturday July 15 2017, @01:38AM

    by caffeine (249) on Saturday July 15 2017, @01:38AM (#539425)

    You just need to drink more coffee, transcend caffeine. That may be the true path to enlightenment, or at least a good excuse to drink more coffee.