Coffee Lowers Risk of Death
By AnjaP
@Rollo1 (16679)
Boston, Massachusetts
November 17, 2015 2:43pm CST
It's another one of those studies about coffee. And according to this study, moderate coffee drinking (4-5 cups per day) lowers the risk of death from several causes.
Strangely, one of those is heart disease. Which seems odd since caffeine is a stimulant, but there ya go. And again, running against common wisdom, it lowers your risk of death from neurodegenerative diseases..
Perhaps the happy news is that it lowers the incidence of depression and suicide. 
I have known about many of coffee's health benefits for years, but some of this runs counter to my own doctor's advice. Which makes me feel better, because I don't follow the doctor's advice 
and because I like coffee.
My biggest problem is trying to keep it under 5 cups per day. They didn't say more was bad, but I guess the benefits run out after 4 or 5 cups.
Are you a moderate coffee drinker? Would you drink coffee to prevent depression? Are you like me and drink far more than is optimal? 
Or are all health studies a load of coffee beans?
I have known about many of coffee's health benefits for years, but some of this runs counter to my own doctor's advice. Which makes me feel better, because I don't follow the doctor's advice and because I like coffee.
My biggest problem is trying to keep it under 5 cups per day. They didn't say more was bad, but I guess the benefits run out after 4 or 5 cups.
Are you a moderate coffee drinker? Would you drink coffee to prevent depression? Are you like me and drink far more than is optimal? Or are all health studies a load of coffee beans?
People who drink coffee daily, even up to four cups per day, are less likely to die from heart disease, neurological disease, type 2 diabetes or suicide than others, according to a new study.
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46 responses
@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
17 Nov 15
They come up with new things every day, I cannot keep up. One day coffee is bad for you (from the caffeine) and the next its saving your life. It's all insane to me. I just eat and drink what I like and not stress it. I drink about 2 cups of coffee per day-more than that gives me a stomach ache.
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@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
17 Nov 15
coffee i n some large experiments with womehn frm 70to 90
who drank three to f ive cups a d ay versus women who drank one to three showed that those who drank over three cups a day had 90 percent l ess chance of becoming senile or ha v ib alhemier disease. so I am loving my three to five c u pa d ay a lot
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@LovingMyBabies (85288)
• Valdosta, Georgia
18 Nov 15
@Rollo1 And that's great that they came to that conclusion but I remember when they were saying the exact opposite!
@GardenGerty (160883)
• United States
17 Nov 15
I like coffee, I drink moderate amounts of coffee. I have to leave room for the tea that they tell me is so very healthy for me.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
17 Nov 15
I think the studies are correct. There are many beneficial compounds in beans of all kinds. Coffee is made from beans. But I cannot stand the flavor of coffee. Bummer.
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@ElizabethWallace (12074)
• United States
18 Nov 15
@Rollo1 I have heard that comment before, but I cannot stand chocolate mousse with mocha in it or mocha/coffee flavored anything.
@dorianna (509)
• United States
18 Nov 15
Studies often don't give true analysis. So I take most of them like a grain of salt. Like eggs, the studies on coffee have fluctuated through the years. They ought to stop spending money on stupid studies that have been repeatedly done anyway and just let us drink our coffee. Who really gives a hoot whether it is deadly, safe or healing..we are gonna drink it anyway..lol
Years ago a doc told my ex hubby to drink one or two cups of coffee a day was actually good for his heart to get it going but more than that was harmful.
I am a moderate drinker. Generally one or two cups a day is it for me. But I do love coffee and in the summer I tend to make a large ice coffee in the evening bringing my intake to about 4 cups.
@everloving (439)
• Chennai, India
18 Nov 15
Yes, that s what happens in our life practically. Science is kind of making people foolish, there are lot of research that comes out with varying results & the people dont know which one to believe.
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@dorianna (509)
• United States
18 Nov 15
@everloving exactly, in essence, best totrust ourselves..some things we learn from experience and how certain foods or habits make us feel.
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@valmnz (17097)
• New Zealand
18 Nov 15
I'll go wth your last statement. I find too much coffee does cause me to feel more depressed than usual, my blood pressure checks are always up if taken after a period of time drinking too much coffee, too much tends to cause me constipation - though my doctor doesn't understand why on that one. And more than three a day affects my sleep. However, I continue to drink 3 to 4 cups a day.
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@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
18 Nov 15
I think coffee in overload has opposite effects, as so many things do. I am sure it does raise blood pressure when it is taken, but there may be some reason that long term drinking is good for overall cardiovascular health. Coffee might cause constipation because it is a diuretic, and if you are excreting too much water in urination, it's not available to the colon so that can cause slower transit and harder stool. Tell you doctor, he needs to know that. Although coffee does stimulate peristalsis, if the water isn't available, nothing is going to move easily. And I love coffee and drink it even when I think it might be aggravating some physical condition, because life if short and I want some pleasure out of it.
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But I think we need to get you up to the optimal 4 cups of coffee.
@fawkes62 (1276)
• United States
17 Nov 15
I've never drank coffee mostly because I'm not a fan of the smell of it. I had heard of some of it's health benefits, but this is the first time I've heard about it lowering the incidence of depression. I wonder if it prevents depression or if it helps those with it already? I doubt I will start drinking it, but it's something to think about. Unfortunately I'm sensitive to caffeine, so wouldn't be able to drink much if I ever decided to try it.
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I LOVE the smell of coffee. Caffeine is a stimulant. Perhaps when you feel perky and stimulated you can't feel depressed?
@troyburns (1405)
• New Zealand
17 Nov 15
Study after study seems to show that moderate amounts of just about anything improves health. And then a new study comes along to throw doubt on these conclusions.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
18 Nov 15
You need to get a bigger cup. My husband and I share a pot - a 12 cup pot every morning. Of course, we use mugs and that means we each get three full mugs every morning... we know moderation is a life saver so we don't make a second pot even though some days it would taste good.
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@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
18 Nov 15
I make just 8 cups in the morning to start, because I can't stand to wait for more to brew. That means three mugs for me and one for The Man. But I make more usually, and if I don't I have a cup of tea to hold me until I make the afternoon pot. Then we have an evening after dinner pot.
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@PainsOnSlate (21852)
• Canada
18 Nov 15
@Rollo1 Guess I'm lucky, can't drink it at dinner or after because it keeps me awake...I'm a morning coffee girl.
@Poppylicious (11133)
•
18 Nov 15
Husband used to drink lots of coffee. When he stopped drinking so much of it and he became really ill. We think it was masking a lot of issues he was having, weirdly. The 'experts' Are always changing their minds about what's good and what's bad. I just use my common sense and hope for the best.
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@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
18 Nov 15
I think we all have to do that, because we are all trying to get through life as best we can. There are many foods and substances that people unwittingly use to self-medicate for many conditions they don't even know they have. So it's possible to mask symptoms I think. To some extent, for me, I am okay with that.
@babaraimc (1310)
• Pakistan
17 Nov 15
i drank 4-5 cups, and i used these to remain active
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@babaraimc (1310)
• Pakistan
18 Nov 15
@Rollo1 i am a Doctor but i have never heard of this kind of research,
is this an authentic or its just a post???
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@Rollo1 (16679)
• Boston, Massachusetts
18 Nov 15
@babaraimc I am not a doctor, but I play one on the internet. I have included a link to the article which details the research and by whom it was conducted. Feel free to check that out.
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@cindiowens (5120)
• North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
18 Nov 15
I have a caffeine intolerance and can't drink coffee, I sure do miss it. So, I guess I will die early. Oh, wait, they will change their opinion soon...
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@zebra2222 (5268)
• United States
18 Nov 15
Good benefits, but I've never been a coffee drinker.
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@celticeagle (168126)
• Boise, Idaho
18 Nov 15
I think that 4 to 5 cups of coffee daily is more than moderate. I like coffee but not that much every day. I drink maybe three at the most, usually one or two only. Coffee to prevent depression? I was diagnosed with severe depression several years ago, and I have drank coffee all my life. It's never helped the depression one bit that I know of.
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@koopharper (7601)
• Canada
17 Nov 15
I rarely drink coffee. I understand it is also good for people who suffer from asthma. I've suffered from what I describe as minor asthma all my life. I am officially diagnosed as asthmatic but I've only used puffers with bad chest colds.
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