It's National Coffee Day, and it's a perfect time to hail the drink that had kept us up every night when we needed to finish a bunch of paperwork and the times when we could not start our day due to lack of sleep. So let's all say: thank you, caffeine!
If you are a coffee aficionado (like most of us really) who could not function throughout the day without a dose of caffeine, you might want to learn about its important health benefits to further affirm your love for the glorious and almighty coffee and why you should keep drinking it.
Drinking 2-3 Cups of Coffee a Day Reduces Cardiovascular Risks
According to a recent study, drinking any sort of coffee, including instant and decaffeinated varieties and ordinary ground coffee, may benefit mortality and heart health. The results were published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology on Sept. 27.
Author of the study and head of clinical electrophysiology research Peter Kistler, MBBS, Ph.D., stated in a press release from Australia's Baker Heart and Diabetes Research Institute that drinking 2 to 3 cups of coffee per day was associated with comparable decreases in the incidence of cardiovascular disease and death from cardiovascular disease or any cause.
"The results suggest that mild to moderate intake of ground, instant, and decaffeinated coffee should be considered part of a healthy lifestyle," Kistler said in a statement.
Researchers used data from the UK Biobank, a global health resource that, between 2006 and 2010, collected blood, urine, and saliva samples along with comprehensive health data from over 500,000 people in England, Wales, and Scotland between the ages of 40 and 70 for research on a variety of illnesses.
There were 449,563 participants in the study, with a median age of 58, and 55.3% of them were female. Participants had to be free of arrhythmias or other cardiovascular diseases at baseline to be enrolled in the trial.
It Could Add Years to Our Lives
According to a previous study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, drinking three cups of coffee every day may lengthen our lives for years.
The researchers discovered that those who drank the most coffee had a lower risk of dying than those who lived coffee-free lives after correcting for lifestyle factors like smoking and diet.
Another study also found that those who consume up to eight cups of coffee daily may have a little lower risk of dying young than those who don't. And whether the coffee is made or instant, with or without caffeine, doesn't seem to matter.
The study looked at data from approximately 500,000 Britons and discovered that the more coffee people drank, the lower their risk of dying during the 10-year study. When compared to not drinking any coffee, there was a 14% lower risk associated with consuming eight or more cups per day.
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Written by Joaquin Victor Tacla
