A new study of overseas physicians will certainly please coffee lovers: contrary to the popular opinion about the harm of this drink, scientists have found that coffee lovers die less often from cardiovascular diseases, according to the Internet publication for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old Pannochka. Net "The way coffee consumption affects our health has long been studied. But the degree of influence of the drink on mortality at a certain age and for certain reasons, no one believed, "- says Dr. Esther Lopez-Garcia, lead researcher.

A group of scientists under her leadership conducted a large-scale work, observing more than 120,000 men and women for 18 years. Every four years the participants of the study underwent medical examinations and filled out detailed questionnaires about their eating habits and other habits that affect health. As a result, doctors could compare the data on mortality and its causes for those who drink coffee constantly, and for those who do not do this ever.

So, scientists have calculated that women who drink two to three cups of coffee a day, the risk of dying from cardiovascular diseases is 25% lower than that of all the others. For men, such a daily rate does not give any special results and does not affect mortality. However, with an increase in the dose, the chances of dying from a heart attack fell. And this applies to any coffee - and natural, and the so-called "decaf", that is, decaffeinated coffee, writes Science Daily.

However, this does not mean that those who are afraid of heart diseases should immediately take up a coffee maker. Such household appliances does not necessarily help, because the debate about the effect of coffee on the human body does not subside to this day. To establish the exact mechanism of coffee influence on mortality from heart attacks, physicians need to conduct another dozen similar studies. In the meantime, you can only talk about the fact - doctors do not hurry to make definitive conclusions.

Medicinform. Net.