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Coffee Drinkers Are More Likely To Live Longer. Decaf May Do The Trick, Too (npr.org)

Coffee is far from a vice. There's now lots of evidence pointing to its health benefits, including a possible longevity boost for those of us with a daily coffee habit. From a report: The latest findings come from a study published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine that included about a half-million people in England, Scotland and Wales. "We found that people who drank two to three cups per day had about a 12 percent lower risk of death compared to non-coffee drinkers" during the decade-long study, says Erikka Loftfield, a research fellow at the National Cancer Institute. Participants ranged in age from 38 to 73. The association held up among drinkers of decaffeinated coffee, too. In the U.S., there are similar findings linking higher consumption of coffee to a lower risk of early death in African-Americans, Japanese-Americans, Latinos and white adults, both men and women. A daily coffee habit is also linked to a decreased risk of stroke and Type 2 diabetes.

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  1. Addiction by PackMan97 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Even though caffeine is a fairly weak drug, this shows the power of addiction. Caffeine addicts need that morning cup 'o joe so badly that they'll tell the Grim Reaper to bugger off and wait until they've had their coffee. Apparently it works!

  2. Re:With the amount of coffee and dark chocolate I by Oswald+McWeany · · Score: 4, Funny

    I should be immortal.

    Well, if you haven't died yet- perhaps you are.

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  3. Re:More Coffee - Less Sugary Soda by DontBeAMoran · · Score: 4, Funny

    I can't speak for the others you motherfucker, but I'm only brave on the Internet. In real life, I run away from butterflies. Those random flight patterns are really frightening!

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  4. Re:12% Decrease in Death-100% Increase in YellowTe by DontBeAMoran · · Score: 4, Funny

    According to my study, 100% of the people who masturbate died within 150 years.

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