Drinking coffee extends your life, even when you drink a lot –

Drinking coffee prolongs life, even when he consumes a lot. This was discovered by a study published by Lancet Internal Medicine, according to which mortality decreased by 12% even among those who were more sensitive to the effects of caffeine.
Researchers in the United States The National Cancer Institute studied data from nearly 500,000 Britons, subjecting them to questionnaires on coffee consumption and genetic testing. One-third of participants drank two to three cups a day, while 10,000 had more than eight cups a day. The subjects, between 40 and 69 years, were followed for ten years a period during which about 15,000 participants died.

The lower risk, say the authors, concerns all coffee drinkers, regardless of the amount, and has also been found in those who have the variant of DNA that slows the metabolism of caffeine. "It's unclear how coffee can affect longevity – the authors explain – this drink contains over a thousand compounds, including many antioxidants, which could protect cells" . caffeine, since several previous studies have found effects even for those who drink decaffeinated