BLACK COFFEE = LONGER LIFE

A study tracking nearly 50,000 American adults for more than a decade found that coffee drinkers lived longer than those who did not drink coffee. However… the life-extending benefits were only seen in people who drank black coffee or coffee with very little added sugar and saturated fat. The study, from Tufts University and published in The Journal of Nutrition, found that a daily cup of black coffee could be cutting your risk of dying early by up to 17%, compared to non-coffee drinkers. The greatest benefit appeared in people drinking 2 to 3 cups a day. Coffee drinks high in sugar and saturated fat showed no protective effects, potentially eliminating coffee’s health benefits entirely.
* Why does Starbucks want to kill off their customer base?
* Is the reverse true? Can a cup of black coffee cancel out the sugar and fat in a donut?
* All I know is, if I DON’T have my coffee, everybody around me will have a shorter life.
* So it’s definitely the coffee, and not any of the hundreds of other things like environment or work or lifestyle choices that will make you live longer. Good to know.

Speaking of black coffee – just for fun, here’s a story we covered in 2017:
DO YOU DRINK YOUR COFFEE BLACK? YOU’RE A PSYCHOPATH
If you like your coffee black, you may be a psychopath. According to a study published in the journal Appetite, researchers at the University of Innsbruck found a correlation between a love of black coffee and sadist or psychopathic tendencies. The researchers surveyed more than 1,000 adults, asking them to give their food and flavor preferences. The participants then took a series of personality tests assessing antisocial personality traits, such as sadism, narcissism and psychopathy. A preference for bitter flavors was linked to psychopathic behavior. Besides coffee, the study also found participants who reported a fondness for radishes, celery and tonic water were also more likely to exhibit antisocial traits.
* Coincidentally, some of the researchers working with the psychopaths have gone missing.
* A preference for bitter flavors? Watch out for those kids with lemonade stands.
* Try me in the morning WITHOUT my black coffee. I’ll show you a REAL psychopath.