Coffee could make you live a few more years

CHICAGO.- Drink this cup of coffee, even several others.

A new study shows that this drink could make you live longer even those who drink up to eight cups of this drink a day.

According to the study published Monday in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, coffee drinkers have between 10 and 15% less likely to die than those who do not drink. Differences in the amount of coffee consumed and genetic variation were minimal.

Research, which covered nearly 500,000 Britons also shows that [1965-1900] drinkers reduced their risk of death by 10 years than those who did not. do not drink it.

This increase in longevity was observed with ground or decaffeinated instant coffee a similar result to that obtained by a US survey, although this is the first large study indicating a benefit even in people genetic failures that affect how your body uses caffeine.

The results do not show that your coffee maker is a source of eternal youth, and that's not a reason for everyone to start drinking coffee, says Alice Lichtenstein, a University nutritionist. Tufts, which was not part of the research. But he added that the results reinforce previous studies and offer additional confidence to coffee drinkers .

"It's not hard to believe that something we love so much can be good for us – or at least not bad," said Lichtenstein.

Lead author Erikka Loftfield, a researcher at the US National Cancer Institute, said that coffee contains over a thousand chemical compounds including antioxidants that help to protect the cells.

However, it is not yet completely clear how coffee consumption affects longevity . Other studies indicate that the substances contained in coffee could reduce inflammation and improve the way the body uses insulin, which can reduce the risk of developing diabetes. The task of explaining a potential longevity benefit continues, Loftfield said.

For the study, researchers invited 9.2 million Britons to participate but only 498,134 women and men between 40 and 69 l did.

Participants completed questionnaires about their daily coffee consumption, their exercises and other habits, and underwent physical exams, including blood tests. The majority drank coffee: 154,000 drank two or three cups a day and 10,000 drank at least eight cups a day .

Over the next decade, 14,225 participants have died, mostly from cancer or heart disease.

As in previous studies, those who drink coffee are more likely to drink alcohol and smoke, but the researchers took these factors into account and it seems that drinking coffee has thwarted.