Morning Coffee Linked to Longer Life and Heart Health
A study finds morning coffee may lower the risk of early death and heart disease. Benefits don't extend to afternoon coffee drinkers.
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A study highlighted by ABC News suggests that drinking coffee in the morning may be linked to longer life and better heart health. Researchers from Tulane University analyzed data from more than 40,000 U.S. adults and found that those who drank coffee primarily before noon had a 16% lower risk of death from any cause and a 31% lower risk of death from heart disease compared with non-coffee drinkers.
These benefits were not observed among people who drank coffee throughout the day. Published in the European Heart Journal, the study suggests that the timing of coffee consumption may be important, possibly because of its effects on sleep cycles and inflammation.
However, the findings do not establish cause and effect, and researchers emphasize that further studies are needed before recommending changes to coffee-drinking habits.
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