GUEST BLOG / By Kris Gunnars, Healthline.com--Coffee is one of the world’s most popular beverages. Thanks to its high levels of antioxidants and beneficial nutrients, it also seems to be quite healthy.
Studies show that coffee drinkers have a much lower risk of several serious diseases.
Thanks to our friends at Healthline.com for the next few Saturdays, this column will highlight one at a time the top 13 health benefits of coffee. Here’s Number Twelve.
12. Coffee May Help You Live Longer
Given that coffee drinkers are less likely to get many diseases, it makes sense that coffee could help you live longer.
Several observational studies indicate that coffee drinkers have a lower risk of death.
In two very large studies, drinking coffee was associated with a 20% reduced risk of death in men and a 26% decreased risk of death in women, over 18–24 years. This effect appears particularly strong in people with type 2 diabetes.
In one 20-year study, individuals with diabetes who drank coffee had a 30% lower risk of death.
SUMMARY Several studies show that coffee drinkers live longer and have a lower risk of premature death.
WEEKLY COFFFE QUIZ--Where in the world is this coffee establishment? Answer in next Saturday's PillartoPost.org blog post.
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LAST WEEK’S COFFEE QUIZ ANSWER—El-Fishawy Café (aka: Café of Mirrors) is located in the Khan el-Khalili, a famous bazaar and souq in the historic center of Cairo, Egypt. Established as a center of trade in the Mamluk era and named for one of its several historic caravanserais, the bazaar district has since become one of Cairo's main attractions for tourists and Egyptians alike.
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