Can Coffee Consumption Negate Harmful Effects of Sitting Too Much? BMC Study Unveils Association
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A recent study, published in BMC Public Health, has unveiled an association between a sedentary lifestyle and coffee consumption. According to the authors, sedentary behavior for more than 6 hours/day along with no coffee consumption is strongly related to increased risk of mortality from all cause and cardiovascular diseases.
Sitting for longer hours is independently linked to harmful health outcomes, including cancerous, metabolic, and cardiovascular disease. On the contrary, coffee consumption is believed to have a protective effect on all cause and cardiovascular disease mortality because of its antioxidant qualities.
In the current prospective cohort study, researchers the combined effect of daily sedentary time and coffee consumption on death from all causes and cardiovascular diseases.
Data of 10639 participants was collected from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys conducted from 2007 to 2018. Personal interviews, physical examination and lab tests were conducted for each participant. Global physical activity questionnaire (GPAQ) was used to measure total sitting time per day. On the basis of the questionnaire, 4 groups were divided: 0-4h, 4-6h, 6-8h, more than 8h per day. Based on total reported coffee intake, coffee consumers were divided into no coffee intake, 0.23–326 g/day, 326–540 g/day, and ≥ 540 g/day.
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