Alcohol, coffee could be key to living longer, study finds

[Mrs. Overall]

People who drink moderate amounts of alcohol or coffee and are overweight in their 70s live longer lives, according to researchers at UC Irvine Institute for Memory Impairments and Neurological Disorders.

The researchers started a study in 2003 to look at what makes people live past 90.

They say participants in their study who drank moderate amounts of alcohol or coffee lived longer than those who abstained from either drink.

In addition, people who were overweight in their 70s lived longer than people who were normal or underweight in their 70s.

https://abc7chicago.com/health/alcohol-coffee-could-be-key-to-living-longer-study-finds/4969273/

More about the study: http://www.mind.uci.edu/research-studies/90plus-study/

[mitch96]

1. "moderate amounts of alcohol or coffee"

So my grandmother had something going.. A shot of brandy in her morning coffee... Only one.. Didn't last too long though..

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[FM123]

2. Yep! I'll drink to that!

[Croney]

3. AND are overweight in their 70's?

So we have to do/be all three things? I stopped drinking years ago, I do drink coffee, and I'm slightly overweight at 74. I'll just wait and see what happens down the road. I guess I won't start drinking again.

[milestogo]

17. As people age a little extra weight becomes a good thing.

Most people will experience some kind of extended illness as they get older, and that illness will affect appetite. If you're already thin you can't afford to lose the weight.

[justhanginon]

4. Got the age, overweight and coffee covered so I guess

it's time for a beer run. Not really much of a drinker but studies never lie!

[Adrahil]

5. Well coffee makes me WANT to live longer!

I love coffee.

[tavernier]

6. 72 year old rummy here...

It’s a law in the Keys! 😂

[ChubbyStar]

7. Lucky You I Love The Keys

[dubyadiprecession]

8. My doctor says coffee and alcohol are bad for blood pressures.

[TexasBushwhacker]

15. But what about YOUR blood pressure?

There are lots of things that can influence blood pressure in general, but what matters is what affects yours. Get a blood pressure meter and keep a food diary. See what, if any, substances cause an unhealthy elevation in BP.

[bif]

29. I quit drinking and my BP went way down

[MicaelS]

9. And only months ago, we had a study saying..

There is no safe amount of alcohol.

[pansypoo53219]

22. why i will just do my rare drink a few times a year if somebody is buying. had less than an inch of

pinot. i prefer port.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

25. Yes, I saw that, and I don't know enough to

analyze or refute that one, but for years and years studies have consistently shown that a moderate amount of alcohol, especially red wine, is at worst neutral, but more likely good for you.

Someone who has never consumed alcohol need not bother to take it up, but for the rest of us . . . .

[klook]

10. Doing my part!

I’m still a few years shy of my 70s, so I’m in training.



Not sure if the donut is a factor... I’m sure some volunteers will be glad to help verify that one!

[Hermit-The-Prog]

11. does "moderate" coffee include 16 hrs a day?

Hypothetically, of course.

[cloudbase]

12. That covers two of the four food groups. n/t

[Bayard]

13. Can't drink either one anymore

I'm doomed.

[gratuitous]

14. I knew it; I'm freakin' immortal!

Gotta start making that list of graves to piss on.

[eppur_se_muova]

18. How far are we from this prophecy ?

[NastyRiffraff]

19. THANK YOU!

Best study EVER!

Er...what do they mean by "moderate"?

[elmac]

20. There's always a study, but the bottom line and my fav quote from GOT is

nothing f##ks you harder than time

[Initech]

21. Betty White credits her longevity to vodka!

[mithnanthy]

24. I Love Betty White

Vodka Cosmopolitan (light pink)..yum.

[ROB-ROX]

23. I am 66

I feel like and do better then when I was 30. I am also 20 pounds heavier then when I was 14. Today, I jog, I visit the gym, I avoid "fast food." I had read 4 years ago that 2 drinks or 2 beers per day was GOOD. There are some of us who do not have the age old body affects. Maybe when I am 80 I will be slowing down? I remember in the movie "BILL & TED'S ADVENTURE" the people in the future said "chocolate" was GOOD. Today it has been proved that chocolate has GOOD chemicals and minerals for the body, it is the sugar which is BAD.......

[Onyrleft]

26. I lean pretty far to the left.

Should I find someone more middle of the road to make my coffee and drinks?

[LiberalLovinLug]

27. WOOHOO!

Looks like I'm on the right path!

[FreeState]

28. Don't tell the Mormons that!

*Disclosure, I'm from a 4th generation LDS family

D&C Section 88 under its current interpretation says that Alcohol and Coffee (hot drink) are not for man and if you obtain you will be rewarded with good health...

[Yosemito]

30. How much overweight?

That is the question