COFFEE MAY HELP YOU LIVE LONGER
Published in Annals of Internal Medicine
SONG YI PARK | NEAL FREEDMAN | CHRISTOPHER HAIMAN | LOIC LE MARCHAND | LYNNE WILKENS | VERONICA SETIAWAN
Drinking coffee was associated with a reduced risk of death in the 24-year long Multiethnic Cohort Study conducted at the UH Cancer Center . Coffee drinkers had a reduced risk of death from heart disease , cancer , diabetes , stroke , kidney and respiratory disease .
• One cup a day was associated with a 12 percent decrease in risk of death overall , and two to three cups with an 18 percent decrease .
“ As in other states , coffee is one of the most popular beverages in Hawai ‘ i , the only state in the U . S . where coffee is grown commercially . Although this study does not show causation or point to what chemicals in coffee may have a protective effect , it is clear that coffee can be incorporated into a healthy diet and lifestyle ,” said Song-Yi Park , PhD , frst author of the study and epidemiologist in the Center ’ s Cancer Population Sciences in the Pacifc Program .
• The health beneft was seen regardless of whether coffee was caffeinated or decaffeinated , suggesting that the benefcial effect comes from the coffee itself , not caffeine .
The study analyzed data from 185,855 participants , and confrmed the associations in populations — African Americans , Japanese Americans , Native Hawaiians and Latinos — who have different lifestyles and disease susceptibilities .
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