- Researchers believe antioxidants in coffee may offset the impact of computer work
Drinking coffee at your desk not only provides a useful effect, but it could also help you live longer.
Its powerful anti-inflammatory effect may help offset the negative impact of spending hours sitting in front of a computer, researchers say.
Scientists found that workers who spend at least six hours a day at their desks are a third less likely to die prematurely if they drink two or three cups a day than their colleagues who drink none.
Scientists at Soochow University in China analyzed ten years of data from more than 10,000 adults in the US (file photo)
The researchers, publishing in BMC Public Health, believe antioxidants in coffee are key (file photo)
Lack of movement triggers widespread inflammation in our organs and tissues, causing damage that can be fatal.
Scientists at Soochow University in China analyzed ten years of data on more than 10,000 adults in the United States.
The researchers, who published in BMC Public Health, believe the antioxidants in coffee are key.
They said: ‘There is growing evidence that it may reduce mortality from chronic diseases due to its powerful properties.
