Good news: coffee prolongs life

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

The new study, which was attended by more than 200,000 people, puts an end to the eternal confrontation between coffee lovers and tea lovers. According to the data obtained, the first were right when they chose a drink for each morning. Coffee prolongs life!

Scientists report that if you drink three to five cups of coffee a day, you can greatly reduce the risk of early death - by about 15%. True, the drink itself is not a panacea. It has a positive effect on the body, reducing the likelihood of developing cardiovascular diseases, liver diseases and diabetes, as well as the occurrence of psychological problems. At the same time, scientists excluded from the results of the experiment data on those participants who smoked or led a frankly unhealthy lifestyle.

A team of researchers led by Professor Frank Hu is confident that the results of this experiment and previous studies indicate a positive effect of coffee on health. The drink should be included in the diet, combining it with proper nutrition, daily routine and regular exercise. Regular coffee and decaf work equally well.

To come to such conclusions, scientists used data on the health of more than 200,000 people, obtained in the course of three largest clinical trials. Participants in these projects have been regularly polled about their diet for 30 years.

During the experiment, 30,000 people died. Doctors investigated the causes of death of each and concluded that there are very few coffee drinkers among them. By comparing this information with dietary data, the researchers found that the optimal dose of the drink is three to five cups a day.

By the way, if you drink more coffee, then your own death cannot be brought closer. But researchers say those who consume huge doses of the drink are more likely to be smokers (simple statistics, nothing personal). Therefore, it is rather difficult to study the effect of coffee on such participants in the experiment: it is necessary to take into account many factors at once. And so far there have been no organizations willing to invest large sums of money in such a complex and complex research.

Therefore, Frank Hu and his colleagues decided to exclude smokers from the main study, after which they found that coffee prolongs the life of those who lead a healthy lifestyle. As for people with addictions who drink five or more cups of the drink a day, they also had a positive effect. Smokers reduced the risk of early death by 12%, non-smokers - by 15%.

What's more, coffee has been shown to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, neurological disease, and suicidal tendencies. However, no link has been found between coffee and cancer.

There have been dozens of studies previously conducted on the relationship between coffee and health, the results of which are quite controversial. But not all of the scientists' conclusions were like that, says Christina Bamia, professor of epidemiology and medical statistics at the University of Athens. In her opinion, the connection between drinking coffee and the state of the human body becomes obvious if you investigate it in relation to each disease separately.

So, the drink has shown its positive effect on patients with liver problems, overweight and chronic diseases. In addition, coffee has proven beneficial for diabetics as well. It contains components that inhibit the patient's addiction to insulin and stop inflammatory processes. Scientists also believe that coffee has a beneficial effect on blood vessels and the heart.

We hasten to upset you a little: no one will prescribe coffee treatment. The effect of its use is manifested in the long term. But, you must admit, it is very pleasant to realize that you are taking care of yourself over a cup of morning coffee.