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Excess Coffee May Be Linked To Early Death

Posted by Soulskill on from the not-enough-coffee-may-be-linked-to-early-morning-violence dept.

Mr.Intel writes "Should we believe it? Those of us under 55 who drink a lot of coffee – more than four cups per day – may be at greater risk of an early death. And not just death from heart problems, but death from all causes. The study, published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings (abstract), followed people for almost two decades, and found that in both sexes, younger people were more likely to die of anything than people who drank less."

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  1. Correlation not cause by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Possible correlation to people who drink a lot of coffee and people who work crazy hours/lots of stress/not much sleep/eat poorly/etc..

    My excessive coffee drinking is a symptom of my shitty lifestyle.

  2. Re:causation versus correlation by cusco · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Most shocking thing to me is that 4 cups of coffee a day is considered "a lot of coffee". Of course I live in Seattle so my view may be a bit skewed.

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