A recent study reveals that frequent, moderate coffee and caffeine intake may help reduce cardiometabolic multimorbidity, or the co-occurrence of cardiometabolic disorders, which encompasses ailments like type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, and stroke.
The study, which was published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism of Endocrine Society, looked into the information from the UK Biobank, a larger database that contains the medical records of individuals between the ages of 37 and 73, analyzing the coffee and tea drinking habits of 188,000 people.
Primary care histories, death registration information, inpatient hospital data, and self-reported medical problems were all included in the UK Biobank study data. Furthermore, they examined the responses of roughly 172,000 respondents who indicated that they consumed tea or coffee with caffeine.
This new study discovered that those who consumed three coffee beverages or 200-300 mg of caffeine per day had a 48.1% or 40.7% lower risk for new-onset cardiometabolic disorders compared to those who drank less than 100 mg or none at all.
Although the possible health advantages of caffeine, tea, and coffee have been evaluated in the past, it was unclear how these substances can help prevent any cardiometabolic disorders. The findings of this study also point to an association rather than a cause-and-effect relationship.
However, given that individuals with a single cardiometabolic disease may have twice the mortality risk of those without any cardiometabolic disorders, the researchers believe that this link may be significant for overall health.
Additionally, there may be a seven-fold increase in the risk of all-cause mortality for persons with cardiometabolic multimorbidity. The researchers also noted that compared to people with single conditions, those with cardiometabolic multimorbidity may be at higher risk of experiencing emotional stress and physical function loss.
In a press release, the study’s lead author, Chaofu Ke, MD, PhD, of the School of Public Health at Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University, in Suzhou, China, and the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, stated that “The findings highlight that promoting moderate amounts of coffee or caffeine intake as a dietary habit to healthy people might have far-reaching benefits for the prevention of [cardiometabolic multimorbidity].”
The results must be interpreted in light of the larger picture, according to Dr. Luke Laffin, co-director of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Blood Pressure Disorders.
Dr. Laffin then emphasized that while the study provides valuable insights, conclusions cannot be definitively drawn. He noted that moderation is key, suggesting that consuming a couple of cups of coffee a day may offer protective benefits.
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