Expert's tips for making the perfect coffee We are huge coffee fans in the UK, consuming almost 100 million cups of the stuff every day. Many people use it as a way to help them wake up in the morning and feel energised for the day ahead. While these benefits are proven, research has also suggested that drinking coffee could actually extend your life expectancy .
More specifically, the drink was found to lower your risk of dying early if you have a sedentary lifestyle . A new study, published in BMC Public Health , found that while sitting for long periods increased the risk of death, regular coffee drinkers seemed to be protected from this effect. As part of the research, a team from the Medical College of Soochow University in China, analysed data from more than 10,000 US adults.
READ MORE Heatwave warning as around one million Brits with this condition at high risk A new study linked coffee consumption with a lower risk of early death in those with sedentary lives (Image: Getty Images) They focused on information collected between 2007 and 2018, following participants for up to 13 years, Study Finds reports. Researchers took into account two main factors: how long people sat each day and how much coffee they drank. The participants were grouped based on their daily sitting time (less than four hours, four to six hours, six to eight hours, or more than eight hours) and their coffee consumption (non-drinkers and three levels of consumption for coffee drinkers).
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