Coffee drinking linked to lower mortality risk, new study finds
Study: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.acpjournals.org&#x2F;doi&#x2F;10.7326&#x2F;M21-2977" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.acpjournals.org&#x2F;doi&#x2F;10.7326&#x2F;M21-2977</a><p>And before someone asks &quot;But what if it&#x27;s .. instead?&quot;: Yes, they controlled for lots of things:<p>&gt; lower risks for all-cause mortality after adjustment for lifestyle, sociodemographic, and clinical factors<p>The patient data is from UK Biobank, which has quite a bit about each participant. While they can&#x27;t control for everything (like factors that aren&#x27;t documented), they can control for a lot - probably including whatever possible confounder someone jumps to.<p>Although it&#x27;s still subject to the limitations of an observational study, 171,616 people is a big cohort, mortality is clearly measurable, and the observed effect is really large. It&#x27;s worth paying attention to.