Study finds coffee linked to lower risk of death


GUANGZHOU: Moderate consumption of coffee, whether unsweetened or sugar-sweetened, was associated with lower risk of death, according to research by a Chinese university.

The research, conducted by a team led by Mao Chen, a professor at the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine of Southern Medical University in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, was published online by the international science journal Annals of Internal Medicine recently.

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