An important study reveals the amount of daily coffee that might add years to your life!

A large study found that drinking between one and a half cups and three and a half cups of coffee a day can add years to your life.

A Chinese research team monitored 171,000 people for seven years and found that those who regularly drank coffee were one third less likely to die than those who did not. They added that it did not matter whether the coffee was gentle or sweetened with sugar.

Many studies have pointed to the potential health benefits of coffee from reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes to reducing the likelihood of depression.

Scientists suggest this may be due to coffee containing antioxidants, which helps reduce internal inflammation and cell damage.

In the study, a team from Jinan University in Guangzhou, outside Hong Kong, analyzed data from the UK Biobank - a collection of medical and genetic data of more than half a million Britons - from 2009 to 2018.

Participants were about 56 years old on average, and did not have cancer or heart disease when the study began.

The amount of coffee they drink per day was measured at the beginning of the study.

• The results showed that a total of 3,177 deaths were recorded during the study, including 1,725 cancer and 628 heart diseases.

• The researchers said their results showed that those who ate hot drinks had a "lower risk of death for all causes" than those who did not.

• The team, led by Dr. Dan Liu of the University, concluded that "moderate consumption of unsweetened coffee sweetened with sugar is associated with a lower risk of death".

But the study was observational, meaning it could not determine whether drinking coffee actually caused a decrease in the number of deaths.

1. Many studies have pointed to the benefits of drinking coffee
2. although many other studies have been inconclusive.
3. Caffeine - found in coffee

can help reduce inflammation and cell damage that may protect against diseases. It also helps keep people more vigilant.

But despite these benefits, it has also been associated with disturbed sleep patterns and risks during pregnancy.