Emily Chan
These findings are nothing new, aligning with previous research about the dangers of prolonged sitting.
But here’s where it gets intriguing. Coffee drinkers in the highest consumption group, which was about three to four cups per day, had a 54 percent lower risk of their lives ending early due to cardiovascular disease and a 33 percent reduced risk of dying from any cause in comparison to non-coffee drinkers.
Non-coffee drinkers who sat for six or more hours per day were 58 percent more likely to die from any cause than coffee drinkers who sat for less than six hours.
The increased risk of early death was only observed in the group of individuals who did not drink coffee.
A limitation of the study was that the sitting time was self-reported, which may not be entirely accurate.
The researchers also did not differentiate between coffee types, nor did they consider the effects of extra sugar, milk, creams, and other additives that many people put in their coffee.
So, we can’t say for sure that drinking coffee reduces the risk of premature mortality because of the many factors that were not taken into consideration in this study. Still, the results reveal a strong association between the two.
The study was published in BMC Public Health.
