The UK sees a daily consumption of approximately 98 million cups of coffee, with individuals averaging between two to three cups per day. While excessive coffee intake can have adverse effects, researchers have discovered that having your morning coffee may decrease the risk of stroke or heart attack.
A recent study published in the European Heart Journal emphasizes the importance of timing when it comes to coffee consumption. The study, examining the coffee-drinking habits of about 40,000 American adults, considered both caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee.
Initially, none of the participants had any heart or circulatory diseases. Findings indicated that individuals who primarily consumed coffee in the morning were 31% less likely than non-coffee drinkers to die from heart or circulatory diseases over a ten-year period, with a 16% lower risk of overall mortality, according to the British Heart Foundation.
On the other hand, those who drank coffee throughout the day did not exhibit a significantly reduced risk of mortality over the next decade compared to non-coffee drinkers. Researchers suggested that consuming coffee later in the day, potentially disrupting the body’s internal clock, might counterbalance or diminish other health benefits of coffee, as per reports from the Mirror US.
The study also suggested that consuming coffee before noon could reduce the risk of heart and circulatory diseases. This is attributed to coffee containing compounds that reduce inflammation, and certain inflammatory molecules in the blood being more active earlier in the day.
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