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More Than 4 Cups of Coffee a Day Ups Death Risk

A buzzkill for heavy coffee drinkers, and Americans love their coffee -- 64% of us are regular coffee drinkers. The average coffee drinker chugs 3.1 cups of java a day. But new research shows that men and women under the age of 55 who drink more than 4 cups of coffee a day had a higher risk of dying than their non-coffee-drinking peers.

Researchers looked at over 43,000 adults from 1971 to 2002, and analyzed their coffee consumption, in addition to dozens of demographic and health factors. They found that people under 55 who drank more than 4 cups of coffee a day had a significantly higher risk of dying than those who didn’t drink coffee -- 56% higher for men and 113% higher for women.

The exact reasons for the higher mortality in heavy coffee drinkers aren’t clear; it could be related to stress, high caffeine intake, lack of sleep, or other associated factors. But for those of us who depend on a cup of java to perk us up in the morning, this is certainly a wake-up call.


So many studies..

From Harvard:
Harvard School of Public Health » The Nutrition Source » Ask the Expert: Coffee and Health
Ask the Expert: Coffee and Health
The Summary

Drinking up to six cups a day of coffee is not associated with increased risk of death from any cause, or death from cancer or cardiovascular disease.
Some people may still want to consider avoiding coffee or switching to decaf, especially women who are pregnant,or people who have a hard time controlling their blood pressure or blood sugar.
It’s best to brew coffee with a paper filter,to remove a substance that causes increases in LDL cholesterol.
Coffee may have potential health benefits, but more research needs to be done.



The Mayo clinic:

Coffee and health: What does the research say? - MayoClinic.com

What does the research say about coffee and health? Is coffee good or bad for me?

Coffee has a long history of being blamed for many ills — from the humorous "It will stunt your growth" to the not-so-humorous claim that it causes heart disease and cancer. But recent research indicates that coffee may not be so bad after all. So which is it — good or bad? The best answer may be that for most people the health benefits outweigh the risks.

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Newer studies have also shown that coffee may have benefits, such as protecting against Parkinson's disease, type 2 diabetes and liver cancer. And it has a high content of antioxidants. But this doesn't mean you should disregard the old maxim "Everything in moderation."

From WebMD:


Some random article I found:
http://www.theatlanticwire.com/ente...it-wants-kill-you-or-make-you-immortal/68380/
According to research published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, people who drank four or five cups of coffee a day tended to live longer than those who drank only a cup or less. The benefit was more pronounced for women, but men also stand to gain somewhat from pounding joe.

Coffee-drinking men cut their risk for death by 12 percent after four to five cups of java, according to the study, which was led by the National Institutes of Health's Neal Freedman. Women who drank the same amount had their the risk of death reduced by 16 percent.

So who do you believe? Obviously, neither Mayor Clinic nor the NIH are WebMD, the cruel, choose-your-own-adventure-that-always-ends-in-cancer website. Maybe the best course of action is just to let you decide which study is correct, and we fully recognize that how much coffee you consume a day might govern which study you're leaning toward.

Oh and Forbes!!
Study Says Excess Coffee May Be Linked To Early Death. Should We Believe It?

Summary: Do not drink coffee 24/7 because it will disrupt sleep. Sleep is essential for the body to regenerate. That is all.
 
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