Coffee Beans (photo by Rick Tango)

If you’ve been concerned about the long term effects of regular coffee drinking you may have no need to worry. Researchers led by Esther Lopez-Garcia of the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid in Spain have found that drinking up to six cups of coffee a day did not increase the risk of death from heart disease. The study followed more than 100,000 middle-aged men andwomen in the U.S.

An Associated Press article about the study reports, “In fact, the coffee drinkers, particularly the women, experienced a small decline in death rates from heart disease.” The AP report was posted by Yahoo!

The AP article goes on to say, "Some studies have indicated coffee is a great source of antioxidants, substances that may protect against the effects of molecules called free radicals that can damage cells and may play a role in heart disease, cancer and other ailments."

The scientists in Madrid found no link between coffee consumption and cancer. A previous study did find an increased chance of miscarriages among pregnant women who drink two or more cups of coffee a day

If you’d like to read the Associated Press article cited above go to: No higher death risk in long-term coffee drinking