Researchers from UC San Diego found that some people are genetically predisposed to drink more coffee than others.
"The amount of coffee that somebody consumes is partially influenced by genetics, which means that siblings will be similar to one another," one of the lead researchers saidgenetically predisposed to drink more coffee than othersOne of the lead researchers told NBC 7 that while it's not cut and dry, there's a clear link between certain genetic variants and how much coffee we drink.
"The amount of coffee that somebody consumes is partially influenced by genetics, which means that siblings will be similar to one another," Dr. Abraham Palmer, a professor in the UCSD School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry, said."Too much of anything can be problematic, and what we identified is that people that drink excessive amounts of coffee also tend to take more drugs, alcohol, smoking," said Dr.
Researchers say they combined their data with a similar study in the U.K., and the results weren't always the same. They say this is most likely due to environmental and cultural factors like the types of coffee Americans drink and the way they drink it.
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