Nutrition: Coffee drinkers live longer

Coffee drinkers live longer, according to two large-scale studies that add to extensive research indicating that coffee consumption is associated with better health. These studies examined the health histories of hundreds and thousands of people who were tracked over many years. They found that coffee-drinking reduced the risk of various diseases among people of several ethnicities, and this exact effect was seen in drinkers of regular or decaffeinated coffee. And the more coffee consumed, the greater the benefit. One study was led by Veronica W. Setiawan of the University of Southern California. Funded by the National Cancer Institute, it examined coffee-drinking habits among more than 180,000 whites, African Americans, Latinos, Japanese-Americans and native Hawaiians. They were followed for an average of 16 years. The other study was performed by European scientists from Imperial College London and the International Agency for Research on Cancer, led by Marc J. Gunter of the IARC. It examined coffee drinking among more than 520,000 adults from 10 European countries. It was funded by the European Commission Directorate-General for Health and Consumers and International Agency for Research on Cancer. The Australian Financial Review, 12 July 2017, page 36

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