Study Reveals Coffee Drinking Habits Lower Risk Of Death: Use Sugar Or Not, Caffeinated Or Non-caffeinated

JAKARTA - Those who drink coffee in moderation, even with less sugar, may face a lower risk of death than those who don't, according to a recent study.

Regarding the study published Monday in 'The Annals of Internal Medicine', The New York Times reported, "Those who drank 1.5 to 3.5 cups of coffee per day, even with a teaspoon of sugar, were 30 percent less likely to died during the study, compared to those who did not drink coffee.

"Those who drank unsweetened coffee were 16 to 21 percent less likely to die during the study period, with those who drank about three cups per day having the lowest risk of death when compared to non-coffee drinkers," the study said. June 2nd.

The research is based on data collected from the UK Biobank, a large medical database with health information from people across the UK. The researchers analyzed demographic, lifestyle, and dietary information collected from more than 170,000 people between the ages of 37 and 73 over a median follow-up period of seven years.

Not only that, the study revealed that the risk of death remained lower for people who drank decaffeinated coffee and caffeinated coffee. The data are inconclusive for those who drink coffee with artificial sweeteners.

"That's huge. There are very few things that reduce your mortality by 30%," said Dr. Christina Wee, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and deputy editor of the scientific journal in which the research was published. Wee edited the study and published a corresponding editorial in the journal. same.