SOURCE: BlackChristiannews.com
Readers, we are honored and privileged to bring you the single greatest piece of news you’ve heard in your entire life.
A study out of the University of California-Irvine has revealed that consumption of moderate amounts of alcohol and coffee is linked to living a longer life.
Re-read that last sentence. There are no typos. There are no jokes.
The key word is “moderate,” of course. The study, called “The 90+ Study,” started in 2003 and examined “the oldest-old” age group – about 1,700 nonagenarians – to determine what is key to living to your 90th birthday and beyond.
Alcohol and coffee drinkers rejoice, you may live longer than those who abstain from the two substances.
A new study from the University of California Irvine found that people who drank moderate amounts of alcohol or coffee lived longer than those who abstained.
The study also found that people who were overweight in their 70s lived longer than underweight folks.
The “90+ Study” began in 2003 with the goal of studying the “oldest-old,” which is the fastest growing age group in the U.S., according to the study.
“More than 1,600 people have enrolled,” the study’s authors stated. “Because little is known about people who achieve this milestone, the remarkable increase in the number of oldest-old presents a public health priority to promote the quality as well as the quantity of life.”
The authors wanted to find out what makes people live past the age of 90.
Researchers visited study participants every six months to perform neurological and neuropsychological tests, as well as performing cognitive and physical tests.
Researchers used information about diet, activities, medical history, medications, and many other factors to help determine what helps people live past 90.
People who drank moderate amounts of alcohol or coffee lived longer than those who abstained.
People who were overweight in their 70s lived longer than normal or underweight people did.
About half of people with dementia over age 90 do not have sufficient neuropathology in their brain to explain their cognitive loss.
People aged 90 and older with an APOE2 gene are less likely to have clinical Alzheimer’s dementia, but are much more likely to have Alzheimer’s neuropathology in their brains.
The study has found, among other things, that people “who drank moderate amounts of alcohol or coffee lived longer than those who abstained,” and that “people who were overweight in their 70s lived longer than normal or underweight people did.”
The research found that subjects who drank two glasses of beer or wine every day decreased their chances at a premature death by 18%, and those who drank two cups of coffee a day decreased their chances by 10%.
But don’t go planning your happy hours just yet — you should still exercise! This same research found regular exercise — as well as keeping busy with a regular hobby — is also key to living a longer life.
So there you have it. Next time someone gives you grief about another trip to the coffee stand or unwinding after work with that nice glass of beer, tell them you just want to live a long, beautiful life.
Please drink responsibly.