Drinking this much coffee a day is linked to a lower risk of several diseases
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People who consumed 200 to 300 milligrams of caffeine a day were less likely to develop coronary heart disease, Type 2 diabetes or stroke.

People who consumed 200 to 300 milligrams of caffeine a day were less likely to develop coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes or stroke.

There are certain studies that coffee lovers, well, love.

This is one of them: Drinking several cups of caffeinated coffee or tea a day may protect against Type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and stroke.

The findings, published Tuesday in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, add to existing research suggesting that daily coffee drinkers have better heart health than nondrinkers — provided they don’t drink too much caffeine.

  • huquad@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I wonder how much of this is correlation vs causation. For instance, if you can afford a couple cups of coffee a day (time and money) perhaps you’re just more well off in general. Coffee might be a bad example in this case because it’s pretty low cost (wines a better example), but my point remains.

    • RaoulDook@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Coffee isn’t expensive or time consuming. I pay about $7 for 12oz of ground coffee, and it lasts for at least a couple weeks’ worth of brewing an 8-cup pot of fresh coffee every morning.

      I suppose if you pay someone else to make your coffee it would cost more, but that would be a massive waste of money to do on a regular basis.

    • faltryka@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 months ago

      I wonder about causation from a different angle. I only drink decaf and don’t do any caffeine specifically because I know I’m at a higher risk for heart disease and caffeine has triggered cardiac episodes for me before.

    • Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.winEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Seems easy enough to determine: Look at the method and determine how many participants couldn’t afford coffee. If all of them could it’s a non-variable.

      Personally I wish they had referenced black tea instead. It has mental & health benefits in addition to the relevant caffeine benefit.

    • Sop@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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      2 months ago

      Previous coffee research with positive outcomes for coffee drinkers didn’t factor in that people with underlying medical conditions or that take medication that make them more likely to get vascular problems don’t drink coffee.

  • otter@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    2 months ago

    Isn’t that the same for wine?

    Hmm… Who’s gonna invent coffee wine, though? One part over-caffeinated, one part decent buzz == science! 🤘🏽