Coffee Drinkers May Live Longer

As you know, I’m a huge fan of coffee as a plant-based beverage with benefits. And science just keeps supporting the health benefits of drinking this antioxidant-rich brew. A new study found that daily coffee drinkers may live longer and be 18 percent less likely to die over a 16-year period, compared to non-coffee drinkers. The study of 185,855 middle age and older Americans of multiple ethnicities from 1993 to 2012 assessed participants’ coffee intake using questionnaires. During the 16-year average follow-up about 58,000 died. Compared with drinking no coffee, those who drank one to three cups a day were 12-18 percent less likely to die. Results were similar for decaffeinated coffee drinkers. Remember, though—drink coffee without piles of sugar and cream for maximum benefits.

(Annals of Internal Medicine, July 2017)

Read the full study here.

For more studies on plant-based diets and health, check out the following:

Fighting the Cancer-Obesity Link with Plants
The Vegetarian Diet and Mediterranean Diet Are Both Heart Healthy
Fight Hypertension with Plant-Based Lifestyle

Main image: Soy Latte, LA, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN