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Coffee Can Promote Healthy Aging in Women, Study Suggests

Coffee Can Promote Healthy Aging in Women, Study Suggests

You may drink coffee for the energy boost that helps you jump-start your day. But there’s another potential benefit you might not see right away: According to a new study analysis, coffee is associated with healthy aging.

These preliminary research findings were presented earlier this month at the annual meeting of the American Society for Nutrition.

Investigators examined roughly three decades of data on more than 47,000 women taking part in the Nurses’ Health Study, who provided detailed dietary information every few years. By the end of the study period, about 3,700 women had reached their seventies and met researchers’ definition of healthy aging: They were free of many common chronic diseases and had good mental and cognitive health.

These so-called “healthy agers” typically consumed about 315 milligrams (mg) of caffeine a day when they were middle-aged. They got more than 80 percent of their caffeine from fully caffeinated coffee —  roughly a cup and a half of the large coffees many people drink today — and not from other sources like cola or tea.

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