Highlights
- Love coffee? Here's another reason to rejoice
- Consuming 4 cups of coffee daily may a promote longevity
- The study was presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress
Love coffee? Here's another reason to rejoice and raise your cupful of steaming brew. A recently published study conducted by a team of Spanish experts have found that consuming four cups of coffee daily may actually be tied to promoting longevity. "We found an inverse association between drinking coffee and the risk of all-cause mortality, particularly in people aged 45 years and above. This may be due to a stronger protective association among older participants," Adela Navarro, a cardiologist at the Hospital de Navarra in Spain was quoted by IANS.
The findings were presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress which was held in Barcelona, Spain. Previously, studies have had linked regular coffee consumption (over 4 cups a day) with a reduced risk of ailments like liver cancer and prostate cancer. Coffee is well-known as a powerful stimulant affecting the metabolic performance in a person as well as the ability to stay alert. "Coffee is also rich in antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, anti-carcinogenic and other beneficial properties which may lower the risk of chronic liver disease and liver cancer, the researchers explained," IANS reported.
Despite the beneficial properties of coffee, it is recommended for a person to not have anything beyond 400mg of caffeine in a day. Caffeine overload may have severe repercussions on health and should therefore be consumed in moderation and in intervals.
"If you drink a moderate amount of coffee, it is fine to keep your habit. There is not enough evidence that you should drink more coffee for the sake of longer life expectancy," Dr. Ming Ding, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health was quoted on Harvard's online publication.
Inputs from IANS