2-3 cups of coffee a day reduces death risk: Study
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Drinking two to three cups of coffee daily may reduce your risk of death from heart disease, diabetes and suicide, researchers, including those of Indian-origin have claimed.In the study, people who regularly drank moderate amounts of coffee daily--less than 5 cups per day--experienced lower risk of deaths from cardiovascular disease, neurological diseases, Type 2 diabetes and suicide.
The benefit held true for drinking caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee, suggesting it is not just the caffeine providing health perks but possibly the naturally occurring chemical compounds in the coffee beans.
“Bioactive compounds in coffee reduce insulin resistance and systematic inflammation,“ said Ming Ding, the study's first author. “They might be responsible for the inverse association between coffee and morta lity,“ Ding added.
In general, people who frequently drank coffee were more likely to smoke and drink alcohol. To separate the effects of coffee from smoking, researchers repeated their analy sis among never-smokers, and found that the protective benefits of coffee on deaths beca me even more evident.
Source: Times of India, 18-11-2015
The benefit held true for drinking caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee, suggesting it is not just the caffeine providing health perks but possibly the naturally occurring chemical compounds in the coffee beans.
“Bioactive compounds in coffee reduce insulin resistance and systematic inflammation,“ said Ming Ding, the study's first author. “They might be responsible for the inverse association between coffee and morta lity,“ Ding added.
In general, people who frequently drank coffee were more likely to smoke and drink alcohol. To separate the effects of coffee from smoking, researchers repeated their analy sis among never-smokers, and found that the protective benefits of coffee on deaths beca me even more evident.
Source: Times of India, 18-11-2015
