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> Those who drank 1.5 to 3.5 cups of coffee per day, even with a teaspoon of sugar, were up to 30 percent less likely to die during the study period than those
by uhtred 4y ago
> Those who drank 1.5 to 3.5 cups of coffee per day, even with a teaspoon of sugar, were up to 30 percent less likely to die during the study period than those who didn’t drink coffee. Those who drank unsweetened coffee were 16 to 21 percent less likely to die during the study period
Eh? So having sugar in the coffee was better than no sugar? am I reading this wrong?
- ericmay 4y agoYea I thought that was worded a little confusingly as well, or at least my intuition is confusing me versus what was written. I also wonder if it's just increased consumption of water via coffee that is helpful here. They're saying it's not the caffeine so would it then just be the residue from the beans soaking in the water?
- mikkergp 4y agoThis effect makes me very curious, because yeah I wouldn't think adding sugar would be better, but one effect could be that - if people are really only using a teaspoon of sugar, maybe people who are able to moderate the sugar intake in coffee are good at moderating diet in other ways as well? I drink black coffee, but, it's not that I'm being healthful, it's I like the dark strong flavor of coffee, and that desire for "strong flavors" means I don't always make the best health choices in other areas.
- harry8 4y agoIf you've had health (&/or weight) issues it is common to adjust your diet, eg to cut out excess sugar. Making the switch to no sugar in coffee is pretty easy and likely to stick (even if doughnuts come back). If you've never had health issues you keep putting your teaspoon of sugar in your coffee and don't think about it. How do you adjust for that in the analysis?
- jjcon 4y agoThey adjusted for clinical factors though so unless they were factors that were unknown to the respondents it shouldn't be that