Morning Coffee Linked to Lower Risk of Death from Heart Disease and All Causes, New Study Finds
A new study published in the European Heart Journal suggests that the timing of coffee consumption matters: people who drink their coffee primarily in the morning have a significantly lower risk of death from cardiovascular disease and all causes compared to those who drink it throughout the day or not at all.
Led by Lu Qi, MD, PhD, at Tulane University, the research analyzed data from over 40,000 adults in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and 1,463 participants in the Women’s and Men’s Lifestyle Validation Study. Participants were categorized into non-coffee drinkers, “morning-type” drinkers (almost all coffee before noon), and “all-day-type” drinkers (coffee spread throughout the day).
Over nearly a decade of follow-up, morning coffee drinkers showe...