A new study suggests that drinking coffee in the morning may be associated with a lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease. Researchers found that those who drank coffee before midday had a 31% lower risk of death from heart problems compared to non-coffee drinkers.
Researchers analyzed data from more than 40,000 U.S. adults who reported whether they drank coffee, how often, and when. The team found two distinct patterns among coffee drinkers – those who just drank coffee before midday, and another smaller group who drank coffee throughout the day.
By linking the people to public death records over a period of 10 years, the study showed that morning coffee drinkers had a 16% lower risk of death from any cause and a 31% lower risk of death from cardiovascular problems than non-coffee drinkers. There was no difference in risk of death between daylong coffee drinkers and non-coffee drinkers. 'This is the first study testing coffee drinking timing patterns and health outcomes. Our findings indicate that it’s not just whether you drink coffee or how much you drink, but the time of day when you drink coffee that’s important. We don’t typically give advice about timing in our dietary guidance, but perhaps we should be thinking about this in the future,’ said researcher Lu Qi, MD, PhD, director of the Tulane University Obesity Research Center, in a statement. 'This study doesn’t tell us why drinking coffee in the morning reduces the risk of death from cardiovascular disease,’ Qi continued. 'A possible explanation is that consuming coffee in the afternoon or evening may disrupt circadian rhythms and levels of hormones such as melatonin. This, in turn, leads to changes in cardiovascular risk factors such as The benefits of morning coffee were observed among people who reported drinking any amount before noon, but the greatest benefits were seen among those who said they drank at least two cups. These latest findings may be related to how coffee impacts the sympathetic nervous system, which prepares the body for action, an expert not involved in the research suggested
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