Drinking coffee may help reduce your risk of heart disease

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VANCOUVER (NEWS130) – If your caffeine craving has you tossing back several cups of coffee every day, your doctor could actually end up giving you a pat on the back!

The latest study includes some good news for java junkies; this one is an analysis of 36 studies, and it’s found moderate consumption is linked to a decreased risk of heart disease.

It looked at calcium in the arteries of more than 25,000 men and women with an average age of 41, none of whom had any signs of heart disease.

The average amount of coffee the group drank was 1.8 cups a day.

The study found if you drink between three and five cups a day, your arteries are likely less clogged than someone who drinks either fewer or more cups.

The research — shared by the BMJ (formerly the British Medical Journal) — says one possible explanation is that drinking coffee regularly may be linked to a decreased risk of type 2 diabetes, which is a strong risk factor for plaques in the arteries.

It also says drinking coffee may improve sensitivity to insulin.

The study was done by an international team of researchers led by the Kangbuk Samsung Hospital in Seoul, Korea. They do say more research is needed to confirm their findings.

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