The research found that those who drank moderate amounts of coffee, even with a little sugar, were up to 30 percent less likely to die than those who didn't drink coffee.
That morning cup of coffee may be linked to a lower risk of dying, researchers from a study published Monday in The Annals of Internal Medicine concluded. Those who drank 1.5 to 3.5 cups of coffee per day, even with a teaspoon of sugar, were up to 30 percent less likely to die than those who didn't drink coffee. Those who drank unsweetened coffee were 16 to 21 percent less likely to die during the study period, with those drinking about three cups per day having the lowest risk of death when compared with noncoffee drinkers...
"It's huge. There are very few things that reduce your mortality by 30 percent," said Dr. Christina Wee... nyt
That is huge. By this reckoning, or by this unguarded locution, I could be an immortal. I have a lower risk of dying!
All the same, I still think I'd better not bank on that. Time goes by, the road may go on but we've each still got to find our right exit. It's out there somewhere up ahead. That's why we celebrate the milestones, as we did for Younger Daughter yesterday. Brunch at IHOP, dinner at Bella Napoli, cake on the patio. With coffee. Life is good.
And so I shall continue to recite Marc's morning mantra until the mug runs dry and the carafe is empty. When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive-- to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love... To press and pour and perk up and run with the stars.
Morning is when I am awake and there is a dawn in me... HDT
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