I've noticed a recent trend in this school of people starting to drink coffee. Personally, I have drank it since 2nd grade (I even did a project on it in 5th grade and brought in samples. No one wanted any). Many people have told me that I should quit drinking because coffee is bad for me and my health, so when I read this report that was published on Wednesday in the New England Journal of Medicine, my heart jumped. The report analyzed coffee-drinking habits of over 400,000 people from age 50 to 71. The 400,000 people made it the largest study of coffee ever.
Previous studies have offered different results on the relative benefits or harms associated with regular coffee consumption. While coffee contains caffeine, it also has hundreds of unique compounds and antioxidants that may confer health benefits. Further confusing much of the research into coffee is the fact that many coffee drinkers are also smokers, and it has been difficult for the researchers to judge the different health effects of coffee and cigarettes.
The researchers were able to differentiate the effects of smoking and coffee, and thee data showed that the more coffee a person consumed, the less likely he or she was to die from a number of health problems, including diabetes, heart disease, stroke, infections and even injuries and accidents.
Not to think that drinking coffee will be able to save you from a freak accidents like car crashes or drowning, at least I can be happy that my morning cup won't be the death of me.
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