In a recent study conducted by Dr Ericka Lotfield from the National Cancer Institute, data gathered revealed that people who drank coffee regularly are less likely to die of heart disease and diabetes compared to those who do not drink coffee.
The data further challenges society's basic perception about over-drinking coffee by stating that people who drink four to five cups of coffee a day have lower chances of dying early.
'Although coffee drinking has also been inversely associated with incidence of certain cancers, like liver, in epidemiological studies, we did not observe an association between cancer and overall mortality," says Lotfield.
The results were yielded from an extensive study that lasted for a decade. From 1998 to 2009, 90,317 participants participated in the research. The researchers filtered the applicants and only accpeted participant who did not have any history realted to cancer and cardiovascular diseases. For 10 years, theresearchers recorded not only their coffee intake but also diet habits and other health details.
By the end of the data gathering period, 8,700 out of 90,317 participants have died. The researchers sorted participants by the cause of deaths. Disregarding smokers from the list of deceased participants, the data shows that coffee drinkers were less likely to die early compared to non-coffee drinkers.
Another angle that the researchers are considering related to the low mortality rate of coffee drinkers are the healthy behaviors that most coffee drinkers practice. Most coffee drinkers are found to be more active, engaging in physical activities like exercise and healthy diets.
"There is an accumulating number of studies of very high quality that show that people who drink more coffee tend to have better health outcomes," says Dr. Marc J. Gunter of Imperial College London.
It seems that the modern day worker is up for a longer life since drinking copious amounts of coffee does not only coincide with just work productivity.
