Drinking two cups of coffee a day can increase life expectancy by up to two years

 Coffee growers are in luck as long as they drink in moderation. An investigation based on 40 studies that analyzed the cases of more than three million people and around 450,000 causes of death concludes that drinking two cups of coffee a day increases life expectancy, "regardless of age, overweight, alcohol consumption, smoking and the caffeine content of coffee. " This is specified in the European Journal of Epidemiology, which has published the results of the research.

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According to this research, in addition to increasing life expectancy, coffee consumption also reduces the risk of developing cancer, diabetes, and cardiovascular or respiratory diseases.

Prevent disease

The director of research at the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research, Astrid Nehlig, acknowledged that "it is difficult to calculate" how long life lengthens but, in statements to The Sunday Times, she estimated that "possibly add a couple of more years to the life "and stressed that the fact that coffee enhances attention and alertness also contributes to this increase in life expectancy.

Previous studies had also discovered other health benefits of coffee consumption: the drink slows the growth of prostate cancer, improves overall heart health, and reduces the risk of developing diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's.

Taking time

Science also pointed out the best time to drink coffee: after 9:00 and before 12:00. Between 8 and 9 in the morning is when there is more cortisol in our blood. This hormone is what our alertness depends on, so if we drink coffee at those hours the effect of caffeine can go unnoticed. And the same thing happens between 12 and 13 when we have another cortisol spike.

Dietitian-nutritionist Julio Basulto explained in SER Consumidor that, indeed, "drinking two or three cups of coffee a day is perfectly compatible with a healthy life" but he denies its effects on reducing obesity.