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„Coffee harms the heart and shortens life.”

UK Biobank (n=498,134): 2–4 cups a day meant 12–14% lower all-cause mortality, decaf included. Coffee drinkers have less fatty liver, type 2 diabetes and Parkinson's. What matters: no sugar or cream, none after 2 pm.

Sources

  1. Loftfield E et al. Association of coffee drinking with mortality by genetic variation in caffeine metabolism – UK Biobank. JAMA Intern Med (2018) ↗

Last reviewed: 6 September 2026

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