Podcast 70: Can coffee help us live longer?
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There have been a number of studies that indicate coffee drinkers live longer than non-drinkers. Previous research has linked coffee consumption with a lower risk of Parkinson’s disease, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, liver and prostate cancers and other health issues. Of course, all of these studies are observational epidemiological studies that cannot prove causality – that coffee drinking causes us to live longer, or the converse – not drinking coffee shortens our lives.
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