Coffee drinkers at lower risk of early death, study suggests
The IndependentCoffee drinkers have a lower risk of an early death, according to a new study - whether they add sugar or not. open image in gallery Previous studies found that drinking coffee can reduce the risk of heart diseases and other illnesses which may result in death Now, researchers in China have evaluated how much sugar in coffee impacts the mortality rate in a study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. open image in gallery The study found that people who drank a moderate amount of coffee a day, with sugar or withour, had a lower risk of death than those who did not However, Naveed Sattar, a professor of metabolic medicine at the University of Glasgow expressed sceptism about the findings, sayinf the conclusions are “far from definitive”. Speaking to The Guardian, he said: “This is because coffee drinkers are in general more affluent and have healthier lives than non-drinkers and I remain unconvinced whether these factors can be overcome in observational studies.” The professor advised that people stick to drinking coffee or tea without sugar, and meanwhile keep up a healthy lifestyle of exercising, eating and sleeping well.