When we talk about coffee, we mean everything and its opposite:you shouldn't drink too much of it because it's a stimulant which, at too high a dose, can increase the risk of cardiovascular accidents (although this dose depends on the metabolism of each one); but you should drink it anyway because it boosts the longevity of the heart. In any case, two large-scale studies, conducted in the United States and Great Britain, have just confirmed that drinking three cups of coffee a day could help prolong life expectancy. Well, well, maybe we won't deprive ourselves of it then...
The British study was carried out among 520,000 people over the age of 35 living in 10 European countries and followed for almost 16 years. The US study followed 186,000 people for more than 16 years. Verdict? Coffee drinkers, at the rate of three cups a day, had, whatever the study, an 18% less “chance” of dying. A slightly lower figure for women in the English study (only 8%), but still significant. However, the study authors point out that this is a finding that does not guarantee that coffee drinkers are not doing something else that has a positive impact on their health. On the other hand, it would seem that drinking coffee is linked to fewer cardiovascular, respiratory and kidney diseases. Well, before you place a mega order at Nespresso, we prefer to warn you:it's not so much the coffee itself that has this benefit, but the antioxidant complex it contains. As proof, the researchers did not see a difference depending on whether people drank three cups of coffee or decaffeinated.
These two studies are obviously not an invitation to drink coffee all day, but at least we will have one more argument if someone tells us “Are you drinking coffee AGAIN?! »
