Real coffee drinking often helps prolong life

The American Journal of Health Annals of Internal Medicine on July 10 published two results of scientific research in the US and Europe, showing that regular use of coffee will help prolong life.

In a study conducted by the International Research Organization for Cancer (IARC) and the Royal College of London, scientists found that people who drank 3 or more cups of coffee a day will live. longer than those who do not drink coffee, especially reduce the risk of death for people with digestive diseases and blood diseases.

This study was conducted with 520,000 people in 10 European countries with an average age of 16 years.

Another study by scientists from the University of Southern California also yielded similar results about the health benefits of coffee, whether it is caffeinated or not.

It is too early to recommend that drinking coffee helps reduce mortality or prevent chronic diseases.

Scientists investigated 185,000 African-Americans, Native Americans, Japanese-Americans, Hawaiian, Latino Americans, with an average age of 16 years.

Results showed that coffee reduced the risk of death from heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes and respiratory and kidney disease.

According to the study, the risk of death among people who drink a cup of coffee / day is 12% lower than those who do not use it. For those who drink 2-3 cups / day, this figure is even 18%.

The magazine said it was too early to recommend that drinking coffee reduced mortality or prevented chronic diseases. However, if taking 3-5 cups of coffee a day, equivalent to 400mg / d caffeine absorption, will not harm the health of adults and can be included in healthy diet menus.

Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world. An estimated 2.25 billion cups of coffee are consumed daily.

There have been many scientific studies proving the benefits of coffee for human health, however, coffee is also thought to be the cause of some pathologies for special cases, such as women. pregnant and young children, and can be dangerous if taken too much.