{"id":3738,"date":"2025-11-26T17:03:44","date_gmt":"2025-11-26T17:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/26\/coffee-prolongs-life\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T17:03:45","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T17:03:45","slug":"coffee-prolongs-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/index.php\/2025\/11\/26\/coffee-prolongs-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Coffee prolongs life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>2025-11-26 17:03:44<\/b><br \/>\n<BR>Four cups of coffee a day might add years to a person&#8217;s life.<BR><br \/>\nA new study claims that people with severe mental disorders (SMD), including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, gain the equivalent of five extra biological years if they drink between three and four cups daily.<BR><br \/>\nPublished by the British Medical Journal Group, the research centres on telomeres \u2014 the tiny caps that sit on the ends of chromosomes and protect DNA from damage. <BR><br \/>\nSMD patients typically have shorter telomeres, contributing to accelerated ageing and a life expectancy roughly 15 years shorter than the general population.<BR><br \/>\nBut coffee, it turns out, may slow some of that decline.<BR><br \/>\nThe researchers wrote: &#8220;Based on an average of 70-base pair reductions per year, this represents five years younger biological age in the coffee-drinking group.&#8221;<BR><br \/>\nThe team analysed blood samples from 436 patients aged 18 to 65, recruited from psychiatric units across Oslo. <BR><br \/>\nParticipants were split into groups: no coffee, 1\u20132 cups, 3\u20134 cups and five or more. <BR><br \/>\nTelomere length formed a clear J-shaped curve: those drinking 3\u20134 cups had the longest telomeres, while heavy drinkers &#8211; five or more cups a day &#8211; experienced shorter telomeres and increased ageing.<BR><br \/>\nCoffee\u2019s protective effect may be tied to its potent antioxidant compounds, including chlorogenic acid, cafestol, kahweol, trigonelline and melanoidins. <BR><br \/>\nThese may help reduce inflammation &#8211; a hallmark of many psychiatric disorders &#8211; and shield telomeres from oxidative stress.<BR><br \/>\nThe authors noted: &#8220;Coffee has been noted to contain several bioactive compounds\u2026 all of which possess potent antioxidant properties.&#8221;<BR><br \/>\nBut experts warn not to take the findings as a licence to chain-drink espresso.<BR><br \/>\nDr. Elizabeth Akam of Loughborough University, who was not involved in the research, cautioned: &#8220;Coffee contains many different compounds \u2026 and we don\u2019t know which of these were administered, in what doses, or how much actually ended up in the bloodstream.&#8221;<BR><br \/>\nShe added that self-reported coffee intake makes the evidence a \u201cmixed bag,\u201d and pointed out that caffeine itself has been linked to telomere shortening.<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/bangbizarre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"> Visit Bang Bizarre (main website) <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><script src=\"https:\/\/geo.dailymotion.com\/player\/xtbac.js\" data-video=\"\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025-11-26 17:03:44 Four cups of coffee a day might add years to a person&#8217;s life. 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