Coffee drinkers who drink at least three cups a day are more likely to live longer than non-coffee drinkers, study finds.

According to a study conducted by the British Agency for Research on Cancer and Imperial College London, more frequent coffee consumption reduces the risk of death from a number of diseases, reports the BBC..

Scientists argue that the relationship between coffee consumption and a reduced risk of death from diseases of the circulatory system and digestive organs is most obvious, according to Pannochka, an online publication for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old.. net This is one of the largest studies of its kind.. More than 500 thousand people over 35 from 10 European countries took part in it. They were observed for 16 years.. Study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

“We have found that drinking coffee reduces the risk of death, especially death from diseases of the circulatory system and digestive organs.”. says co-researcher Mark Gunther of the Agency for Research on Cancer.

Scientists emphasize that, despite the different traditions in the preparation and consumption of coffee in different European countries, the results were actually the same in all regions.. This means that both espresso and cappuccino can be considered equally healthy..

Among Europeans, the Danes drink the most coffee per day - an average of 900 ml per day, oddly enough, the Italians drink it the least - 92 ml per day.

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As scientists suggest, it is not the caffeine contained in this drink that gives this effect.. The study just did not reveal any relationship between improved health and the habit of drinking decaffeinated coffee.. The results of those who drank regular coffee and decaffeinated coffee were the same.

According to the researchers, it's all about the antioxidants contained in coffee..

As it turned out, those who used to drink a lot of coffee felt younger, and, as a rule, they were more likely to drink alcohol, smoke, and also ate more meat and less vegetables and fruits..

Of the study group, almost 42,000 people died in 16 years - from various diseases, including cancer, diseases of the circulatory system and heart attacks..

Men who drank more coffee were found to have an 18% lower risk of death than those who drank coffee or drank less coffee..

Among women, this effect is less pronounced: the risk of death for them was 8% lower than for women who drank coffee in small quantities or completely refused it..

Another study A similar study was conducted by American scientists from the University of Southern California - its results were also published by Annals of Internal Medicine.

In total, more than 185 thousand people of different ethnicity took part in the American study - Hispanics, African Americans, Japanese and Europeans living in the USA..

It is important that the results of the study by scientists from the United States were similar to the findings of their British colleagues..

According to a US study, people who drink one cup of coffee a day had a 12% lower risk of dying from cardiovascular diseases, stroke, cancer, respiratory and kidney diseases..

Those who typically drank two to three cups of coffee a day had an 18% lower risk of death..

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