There is excellent news for coffee lovers everywhere, thanks to a freshly brewed, hot study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology. Compared with avoiding coffee altogether, drinking two to three cups of coffee a day was associated with “significant reductions in incident cardiovascular disease and mortality,” including ground, instant, and even decaf coffee.
It also concluded that instant and ground coffee, not decaffeinated coffee, reduced arrhythmia risk.
There has never been a greater demand for coffee in the U.S. Coffee consumption in America is at a record high, according to the National Coffee Association’s Spring 2022 National Coffee Data Trends report.
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Coffee is famous and dependent worldwide, so an answer to the question, “is coffee healthy?” has been a long-standing question.
Drinking moderate amounts of coffee has been associated with several health benefits, including decreased Alzheimer’s disease risk in the late stages of life. Researchers found that people who consumed six or more cups of caffeinated coffee daily were 22 percent more likely to develop cardiovascular disease, supporting the logic that coffee, especially caffeine, can diminish its effects if consumed excessively.
People with cardiovascular disease have historically been advised to limit or stop drinking coffee. Some people worry that coffee could cause certain heart conditions to worsen because it can quicken heart rate.
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Peter M. Kistler, M.D., Ph.D., professor of medicine and study lead author, says in a press release by the American College of Cardiology that general medical advice to stop drinking coffee may come from this study.
Despite being the most familiar coffee compound, Dr. Kistler notes that coffee contains more than a hundred biologically active compounds and that “the positive association observed between coffee drinking, cardiovascular disease, and survival may be due to the noncaffeinated compounds in coffee.”
Keep sipping away from bedtime! According to Dr. Kistler and his team, a daily, mild-to-moderate java habit can not only be harmless. Still, it can be part of a healthy lifestyle, especially concerning preventing heart diseases and promoting longevity.