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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Graig Graziosi

Women who drink up to three cups of coffee a day in their 50s may be healthier in old age, scientists say

A new study has found that women in middle age who maintain a healthy coffee habit may have better physical, mental, and cognitive health as they grow older.

“Women who drank one to three cups of caffeinated coffee per day in their 50s were more likely to reach older age free from major chronic diseases and with good cognitive, physical, and mental health,” the study's lead author, Dr Sara Mahdavi, adjunct professor in the the faculty of medicine and department of nutritional sciences at the University of Toronto said.

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