Here’s some positive news just in time for National Coffee Day: Another study just found drinking it might help you live longer. Researchers tracked 450,000 people in the U.K. who were over 40, and polled them on how much coffee they drank. Then they checked back in a decade later.
They found that any amount of coffee was linked to a longer life. But the sweet spot might be two to three cups a day. People who drank that much ground coffee were 27% less likely to die during the study. Even for decaf, it was 14%.
Here are a few more quick stats and facts for National Coffee Day . . .
1. The average coffee drinker in the U.S. has just over three cups a day. So a lot of us are already in that sweet spot.
2. Coffee consumption in the U.S. is at a two-decade high. Two-thirds of us have had a cup in the past day. And 84% of coffee drinkers regularly make it at home.
3. The popularity of specialty coffee is at a five-year high. 43% of coffee drinkers say they prefer something a little more sophisticated than regular coffee.
4. Our favorite espresso drink is a tie between lattes and cappuccinos. Straight espresso is next, then mochas, Americanos, macchiatos, and flat whites.
5. 40% of Millennials store their coffee in the freezer, which coffee nerds will tell you NOT to do. The cold affects its flavor.
6. Younger people are almost twice as likely to drink coffee at lunch than people who are over 60.
7. The Midwest hates decaf. It’s the section of the country that drinks it the least.
8. British people prefer INSTANT coffee at home. It’s the most popular type over there by far. 44% of people in the U.K. drink instant . . . only 18% brew normal coffee . . .15% drink decaf . . . and 22% don’t drink coffee at all. The instant coffee thing in the U.K. actually started when U.S. troops showed up with it in their rations during World War Two.
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