Coffee is good for the heart and brain

A study has found that those who drink two or three cups of the beverage have a lower risk of heart disease, stroke and type 2 diabetes.

Boffins at Soochow University in China used data from 500,000 people in Britain between the ages of 37 and 73 and discovered moderate coffee drinkers were half as likely as non-drinkers to develop two or more cardiometabolic diseases – preventable illnesses including heart attacks and strokes.

The study found that people got similar benefits if they consumed 200 to 300mg of caffeine on a daily basis from other food or drinks.

Dr. Chaofu Ke, lead author of the study, said: "Our findings highlight that moderate amounts of coffee or caffeine intake might have far-reaching benefits.

"Consuming three cups per day might help to reduce the risk of developing cardiometabolic multimorbidity."

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