How three cups of coffee a day can extend your life

Studies find antioxidant properties helps to improve liver function

• Two major studies found three cups a day can reduce the risk of an early death
• Found it reduced risks of liver disease and digestive and circulatory problems
• Research shows antioxidant plant compound is responsible rather than caffeine
• Drink improves liver function, reduces inflammation and boosts immune system

Drinking three cups of coffee a day could extend your life, research suggests.

Two major studies, one led by British researchers and one in the US, have independently found consuming up to three cups a day reduces the risk of an early death.

The papers, both published last night in the Annals of Internal Medicine, found links between coffee and reduced risks of liver disease, circulatory problems and diseases linked to the digestive tract.

The scientists believe the antioxidant plant compounds in coffee are responsible for the benefits, rather than caffeine. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-4683366/How-three-cups-coffee-day-extend-life.html