Coffee Lovers Rejoice! A New Study Says Java May be Good For Your Heart.
Submitted by Dr. Gwenn Is In
My kids laugh that I’m “addicted to the bean”. If I’m not myself on any given day, the first thing one of them will ask is how much java I’ve had - they assume my off mood is due to not having too much coffee, but not having enough. I used to worry that I was drinking too much coffee and have pondered switching to 1/2 caf or trying to cut down, but after reading today’s headlines, I’m not changing a thing!
According to USA Today, a new study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine reports a dose-response in coffee drinking and dying from heart disease. Turns out the more cups of coffee you drink the less you are likely to die of heart disease. Now, how cool is that! To add a cherry to this situation, women are more protected from this phenomenon than men. Researchers are not sure why at the moment but the study did show that 4-6 cups a day of coffee seems to provide the most protection, up to a 26% reduction in dying from heart disease.
Caffeine doesn’t seem to be the culprit since the findings were true in caffeine and decaf drinkers. And, the coffee drinking itself may not completely explain living longer. It only seems to explain not dying from heart disease. So, more studies are needed to sort this out a bit more.
As WebMD notes, coffee has been linked to other health benefits including a reduction in diabetes and colon cancer. Prior studies of the impact of caffeine and coffee on heart health have produced some confusing results so this new study is a welcome addition to the landscape and provides our first true evidence that coffee may be good for our hearts.
So, what do we know today? For many of us, coffee is definitely good for our souls - and at moment seems good for our hearts, and our overall health. So, go ahead and have a few cups a day. Everything in moderation should always be your driving principle and with this study in hand, perhaps moderation plus a cup more will do you a bit of good - just make that extra cup decaf so you can sleep at night!
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