Posted on 06/07/2013 6:58:34 AM PDT by djf
Older adults who drank coffee -- caffeinated or decaffeinated -- had a lower risk of death overall than others who did not drink coffee, according a study by researchers from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and AARP.
Coffee drinkers were less likely to die from heart disease, respiratory disease, stroke, injuries and accidents, diabetes, and infections, although the association was not seen for cancer. These results from a large study of older adults were observed after adjustment for the effects of other risk factors on mortality, such as smoking and alcohol consumption. Researchers caution, however, that they can’t be sure whether these associations mean that drinking coffee actually makes people live longer. The results of the study were published in the May 17, 2012, edition of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Neal Freedman, Ph.D., Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, NCI, and his colleagues examined the association between coffee drinking and risk of death in 400,000 U.S. men and women ages 50 to 71 who participated in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. Information about coffee intake was collected once by questionnaire at study entry in 1995-1996. The participants were followed until the date they died or Dec. 31, 2008, whichever came first.
The researchers found that the association between coffee and reduction in risk of death increased with the amount of coffee consumed. Relative to men and women who did not drink coffee, those who consumed three or more cups of coffee per day had approximately a 10 percent lower risk of death. Coffee drinking was not associated with cancer mortality among women, but there was a slight and only marginally statistically significant association of heavier coffee intake with increased risk of cancer death among men.
“Coffee is one of the most widely consumed beverages in America, but the association between coffee consumption and risk of death has been unclear. We found coffee consumption to be associated with lower risk of death overall, and of death from a number of different causes,’’ said Freedman. “Although we cannot infer a causal relationship between coffee drinking and lower risk of death, we believe these results do provide some reassurance that coffee drinking does not adversely affect health.”
The investigators caution that coffee intake was assessed by self-report at a single time point and therefore might not reflect long-term patterns of intake. Also, information was not available on how the coffee was prepared (espresso, boiled, filtered, etc.); the researchers consider it possible that preparation methods may affect the levels of any protective components in coffee.
“The mechanism by which coffee protects against risk of death -- if indeed the finding reflects a causal relationship -- is not clear, because coffee contains more than 1,000 compounds that might potentially affect health,’’ said Freedman. ``The most studied compound is caffeine, although our findings were similar in those who reported the majority of their coffee intake to be caffeinated or decaffeinated.”
Given that the NIH is a government entity this means coffee is linked, completely, with HIGHER risk of death.
Whew.. (as I suck my 2nd cup down.)
Cool! I thought it was a 100% shot, too!
Maybe you don’t live longer, it just FEELS longer!
Can’t help it. I love the stuff. A good, strong, French Roast or a light cup of Blue Mountain...
A good coffee is like a fine liquor, or excellent cigar!
No doubt.
We drink a couple cups of half decaf every morning with Horizon milk. It’s yummy. And breakfast!
i love and drink coffee but right now am drinking lots of green tea which is also very nurturing and has a side benefit of helping weight maintenance. Either way glad to hear that something I have practically lived on my whole life is life enhancing :).
Exactly.
The last time I checked the mortality rate was still 100%.
Coffee is relatively high in a couple essential nutrients like Magnesium and Potassium.
And believe it or not, I have read that the single, highest source of antioxidants in most Americans diet is Java! Not the computer crap, the drink!
People love to hear good news about their bad habits.
This and most other “studies” are bull$h!t. They don’t consider all the factors, and they lead the low-information crowd to attribute causation where there is no justification.
Remember the crap about married people being happier? Everyone concludes that to become happy you should get married. Bull$h!t. Happy people are more likely to find a mate than unhappy people. Duh.
Even worse, the crap about kids who had nightlights in their bedrooms when they were young had a greater chance of being nearsighted. So the talking heads on TV said that we should not put nightlights in kids’ bedrooms! Duh! Nearsighted kids NEEDED the *&^&$$##_) nightlights!
End of rant. What I really want to rant about is NSA/IRS/ fascism.
NIH study finds that coffee drinkers have lower risk of death
In the News/Activism forum, on a thread titled NIH study finds that coffee drinkers have lower risk of death, Smokin’ Joe wrote:
Cool! I thought it was a 100% shot, too!
http://www.theonion.com/articles/world-death-rate-holding-steady-at-100-percent,1670/
Don’t worry - tomorrow it’ll be bad for you again.
RE: Older adults who drank coffee — caffeinated or decaffeinated — had a lower risk of death
Oh, I could have saved them a bunch of money. With a 100% certainty we will all die.
This and most other “studies” are bull$h!t. They don’t consider all the factors, and they lead the low-information crowd to attribute causation where there is no justification.
Older adults who drank coffee — caffeinated or decaffeinated — had a lower risk of death overall than others who did not drink coffee, according a study by researchers from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and AARP.
As soon as I finish this pot, then, I'll be immortal.
You can just say “I don’t like coffee”.
We won’t kill ya!
But remember, somebody in the government might not like it...
;-)
If that’s true, the admin at my office will probably live forever. God help us...
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