{"id":8509,"date":"2025-01-30T15:30:58","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T13:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/suprastratum.com\/?p=8509"},"modified":"2025-03-08T15:33:57","modified_gmt":"2025-03-08T13:33:57","slug":"caffeine-and-longevity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/suprastratum.com\/en\/2025\/01\/30\/caffeine-and-longevity\/","title":{"rendered":"CAFFEINE AND LONGEVITY"},"content":{"rendered":"

This article examines the relationship between coffee consumption and human health.
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\nCoffee is part of our daily lives, with an estimated 1 billion consumers worldwide. A cup of coffee in the morning is essential for most of us to start our day.<\/p>\n

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CAFFEINE AND POSITIVE HEALTH EFFECTS<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

Indeed, caffeine, the main ingredient in coffee among hundreds of others, has many, rapid and positive effects on the brain, enhancing alertness, promoting concentration and improving mood and well-being. As coffee's ingredients rapidly enter the brain and interfere with adenosine and its receptors, it is not surprising that it has been associated with a reduced risk of depression, Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Studies have shown that moderate coffee consumption is also associated with a lower risk of heart failure<\/a>, heart and respiratory diseases, strokes, injuries and accidents, diabetes, infections and mortality in general<\/a>.<\/p>\n

WHEN TO CONSUME CAFFEINE<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

One question is whether it matters when coffee is consumed. A recent study suggests that yes, it does.<\/p>\n

In this study<\/a>, two distinct patterns of coffee consumption were observed, namely the morning type pattern and a less common all-day pattern of coffee consumption.<\/p>\n

Over about a decade, consuming caffeine in the morning rather than throughout the day was associated with lower risks of total and cardiovascular mortality.<\/p>\n

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WHY THE TIME OF CAFFEINE CONSUMPTION MATTERS<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

In the morning hours there is commonly observed a marked increase in sympathetic activity<\/a> as we wake up and get out of bed, an effect that fades during the day and reaches its lowest level during sleep. Thus, it is possible that drinking coffee in the afternoon or evening disturbs the circadian rhythm of sympathetic activity<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In addition, coffee in the afternoon and evening disrupts sleep and, indeed, the quality and duration of sleep is an important cardiovascular risk factor<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Although we should note that we cannot rule out the possibility of a more complex relationship between cause and effect (for example, someone with a more unhealthy lifestyle who plans to stay up late eating pizza and watching TV may drink coffee in the afternoon to stay awake), it is wise to accept the now significant evidence that drinking coffee, especially in the morning hours, is likely to be healthy. Therefore, drink your coffee, but do it in the morning!<\/p>\n

-Suprastratum: The authority on health, fitness and nutrition<\/p>\n

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