from British Medical Journal
Despite earlier worries about an increased risk of heart disease from drinking coffee a recent review of thirty six studies shows moderate coffee consumption may decrease the risk of heart disease. The latest study in the British Medical Journal of twenty-five thousand men and women compared different levels of coffee consumption with no coffee consumption and took into consideration a variety of other factors such as smoking, alcohol, diet and family history of heart disease. They found the level of blocked arteries was least among people drinking three to five cups of coffee per day, while those drinking less than one cup per day and those drinking five or more cups per day had similar higher levels of artery blockage. Among the possible reasons is coffee might reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, a strong risk factor for atherosclerosis.