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Sedentary, non-coffee drinkers at 60% more risk of dying, study finds – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: Coffee drinking rates are nearly 60 per cent higher among non-coffee drinkers who sit for six or more hours a day, a study has found. risk of dying Compared to Coffee According to a research published in the BioMed Central (BMC) Public Health Journal, people who drink alcohol spend less than six hours sitting still. This shows that people who drink alcohol have an increased risk of death. motionless Researchers followed more than 10,000 adults in the US for 13 years and say the study included non-coffee drinkers but not coffee drinkers.

Researchers at the School of Public Health, Soochow University Medical College in China also found that coffee drinkers who spent at least six hours a day sitting had a 24 percent lower risk of death than non-coffee drinkers.

Results not included in the list StudyAccording to the media website report, this amount was calculated at the request of The Washington Post.

“The benefits of coffee consumption in improving overall quality of life in adults are multiple-fold greater than those of sedentary behaviour,” the authors wrote in the study.

Drinking coffee reduces the risk of: Metabolic problems known to increase inflammation, which contributes to increased Mortality Risk He said that all this happens due to sedentary behavior.

In their study, the authors found that among the quarter of participants who consumed high amounts of coffee, the risk of death from any cause was significantly reduced – by 33 percent – ​​compared to those who did not drink coffee.

These results were consistent with the results of previous studies, which found an association between drinking more coffee and a lower risk of death from any cause. heart diseaseThey said.

Coffee contains several compounds, including caffeine and polyphenols. anti inflammatory Consuming coffee in nature reduces the risk of death. However, the researchers said it is still unclear how coffee works in the body to reduce the risk of death.

In addition, the team found that sitting for more than eight hours per day was associated with a 40 percent higher risk of death from any cause, and an almost 80 percent higher risk of death from heart disease.

For their analysis, the researchers used data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), which tracks the health and nutrition of Americans.

“Since coffee is a complex compound, more research is needed to explore the full potential of this miraculous compound,” the authors wrote.

  • Published on June 25, 2024 at 02:27 PM IST

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