Landmark Study 30 Years In The Making Finds Coffee May Promote Healthier Aging – CoffeeTalk

A 30-year study has found that women who drink coffee age better. The research, which analyzed almost 50,000 women over 32 years, found that those who drank coffee in midlife were more likely to exhibit health ageing and stay sharp, strong, and mentally well. The study, presented at the American Society for Nutrition’s annual conference in Orlando, did not see the same link with healthy ageing with those who drank tea or decaffeinated coffee.

The findings suggest that caffeinated coffee may uniquely support aging trajectories that preserve both mental and physical function. Women who consumed the equivalent of three small cups of coffee a day were typically found to age healthily. The study included 47,513 women from the Nurses’ Health Study, a large-scale American research scheme with dietary and health data.

Healthy aging was defined as living to age 70 or older and being free from 11 major chronic diseases such as cancer or type 2 diabetes. By 2016, 3,706 of the women in the study met all the requirements for being considered healthy agers. In mid-life, these women typically consumed an average of 315 mg of caffeine per day, roughly the amount in three small cups of coffee by today’s standards. More than 80 per cent of that caffeine came from regular coffee consumption.

The findings are evaluated and selected by a committee of experts but are yet to appear in a peer-reviewed journal. The NHS advises people not to drink more than four cups of coffee a day, as it may increase blood pressure.

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