New study reveals coffee can improve your lifespan

Virgin Radio

31 May 2022, 15:55

If you're fond of a coffee or two, there's some good news for you.

Coffee often gets a bad rap when it comes to health, but a new study is saying the opposite.

It's a big part of the morning routine for many people.

The new study said that drinking moderate amounts of coffee could slash the risk of early death by up to 31%.

The study looked at the habits of 171,000 Britons.

The research showed that those who drank two cups a day were between 16-21% less likely to die than those who don't drink the black stuff.

A team at Southern Medical University in Guangzhou, in China looked at data from the UK Biobank across a period of seven years.

Their research found that ‘moderate’ coffee drinkers have a lower risk of premature death, or death from cancer or heart disease.

'Moderate' is defined as defined as 1.5-3 cups a day.

They also found those who have their coffee without sweetener were 29% less likely to die than non-coffee drinkers.

The good news for those who like their coffee sweet is that the figure rises to 31% for those who added a spoonful of sugar.

Dr Christina Wee is the deputy editor of the journal.

She said the results are not definitive.

She adds: ‘What we can probably say is that drinking coffee with a little bit of sugar probably doesn’t cause much harm.’

So don't feel guilty about enjoying a cup.