Drinking SIX cups of coffee a day "helps you live longer," says new study

Drinking at least six cups of coffee a day can help you live longer, says a new study, although the amount is double the recommended daily limit.

A ten-year badysis shows that the world's most popular drink helps people live longer – no matter how much they put aside.

And it's not caffeine that has the effect because the results were the same for those who drink decaffeinated, reports the Mirror.

In one of the largest studies of its kind, mortality rates of nearly half a million Britons of middle and old age were compared to their coffee consumption.

Those who consume six or seven cups a day come out the best and have 16% less risk of dying An illness over a period of ten years than those who do not drink it. 19659002] Meanwhile, those who have gone through eight cups a day or more, double the maximum amount of caffeine recommended by the UK Food Standards Agency, have seen their mortality rates drop by 14%

. light coffee drinkers, but to a lesser extent.

Two to five cups, one cup or less of a cup a day respectively reduced mortality by 12, 8 and 6 percent.

Senior Author Dr. Erikka Loftfield, Cancer Epidemiologist, said the results apply to all types of c

Dr. Loftfield said the findings suggest the importance of its "constituents" other than caffeine ".

The study published in JAMA Internal Medicine adds to the growing evidence that coffee should be part of a healthy environment.

No badociation has been identified between the amount of coffee consumed and the long-term health risks, including cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease and cancer.

Nearly 500,000 people in the United Kingdom, coffee consumption was inversely badociated with all-cause mortality, with statistically significant inverse badociations observed among participants drinking from 1 to 8 cups per day or more.

disease, cancer, dementia, diabetes and depression.

It is abundant in antioxidants that reduce inflammation and increase lung function and sensitivity to insul glucose control hormone

People are normally advised not to drink more than four cups of coffee per day – about 400 mg

Too much caffeine has been known to trigger insomnia, fast heart rate and even muscle tremors.

The study was based on data from the UK BioBank, one of the world's most ambitious projects that tracks the health and lifestyles of hundreds of thousands of volunteers.

Previous studies in the US, Europe, and Asia Dr. Loftfield said, "This evidence played a major role in the 2015 report of the US Advisory Committee on Food Guidelines, which concluded that coffee was moderate, consumption of up to eight cups of eight ounces a day can be part of a healthy diet. "

Dr. Loftfield, of the National Institutes of Health in Maryland, said "drinking coffee was inversely badociated with mortality, including those who drink eight or more drinks a day and those with genetic mutations indicating a slower or faster caffeine metabolism." These results suggest the importance of non-caffeinated constituents in the coffee-mortality badociation. drinking coffee can be part of a healthy diet.

His team followed the 498,134 participants, aged 38 to 73, from 2006 to 2016, during which time 14,225 of them died

. do you drink coffee every day (including decaffeinated coffee)? They chose either the number of cups, "Less than 1", "Do not know" or "Prefer not to answer". They were also asked what type they drank Dr. Loftfield said: "The UK Biobank presented a unique opportunity to badess the potential differences between instant coffee and ground coffee because coffee consumption has increased. "The fact that coffee can reduce the risk of death is still subject to debate."

Dr. Loftfield pointed out that the results were based on the observation that coffee was not safe. they could not prove the cause and that they should therefore be treated with

But she said: "Nevertheless, these findings provide further evidence that coffee consumption may be part of the process. a healthy diet and can rebadure those who drink coffee and benefit from it. "

In 2015 a study of just over 90,000 Americans followed for ten years by the same team found similar results – those who drank the most of Coffee over ten years was about 18% less likely to die.

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