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Coffee prolongs life, a new study

According to a new study, coffee helps people live longer. Caffeine has long been thought to have harmful impacts on human health.  According to a new study conducted by Queen Mary University of London and Budapest's Semmelweis University, drinking coffee is not only not harmful to your health, but really beneficial.  The researchers looked at data from over 500,000 patients in a British health database who had not been diagnosed with heart disease at the start of the study period.  Non-coffee drinkers, mild to moderate coffee drinkers, and coffee junkies were divided into groups and asked about their coffee habits and lifestyles. In the largest study to date looking at the influence of coffee on cardiovascular health, risk factors such as high blood pressure, diabetes, and cholesterol levels were also taken into account. Coffee consumers have a longer lifespan. According to the research, light to moderate coffee drinking lowers the risk of death from all causes by 12% an...