Sitting has become a common phenomenon in modern life, especially among people who work in offices.
Recently, researchers from Soochow University School of Medicine published an important study in the journal 《BMC Public Health》 that explored the effects of daily sedentary time and coffee intake on all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease mortality.
With the development of society, more and more people are sitting for long time due to the demands of work, and sitting is considered to be the "new killer" leading to many health problems.
At the same time, coffee, as a popular drink, has also received widespread attention in recent years. Not only is it refreshing, but it may also have many positive effects on your health.
The study aimed to reveal how sitting and coffee consumption together affect the risk of death, particularly in relation to cardiovascular disease.
The research team analyzed data from 10,639 participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES).
Sedentary time was divided into 0-4 hours, 4-6 hours, 6-8 hours and more than 8 hours.
Coffee intake is divided into no coffee, daily intake of 0.23-326 grams and 326-540 grams and other levels.
During the 13-year follow-up period, the researchers recorded 945 deaths, 284 of which were due to cardiovascular disease.
Through detailed statistical analysis, the research team revealed the complex relationship between sitting and coffee consumption on the risk of death.
The study found that people who sat for more than eight hours a day had a 46 percent increased risk of death and a 79 percent increased risk of cardiovascular death compared to those who sat for less than four hours a day.
This suggests that prolonged sitting has significant negative effects on health.
Compared with non-coffee drinkers, those with the highest coffee intake had a 33 percent lower risk of death and a 54 percent lower risk of cardiovascular death.
This suggests that coffee may offset some of the health risks associated with sitting.
The study also found that sitting for more than six hours and not drinking coffee increased the risk of death by 58 percent.
For the same sedentary group, no such association was observed among coffee drinkers. This means that coffee consumption may play a protective role in the adverse health effects of prolonged sitting.
For those 65 and older, sitting for more than eight hours increased the risk of all-cause death by 69 percent.
This highlights the need to pay particular attention to sedentary time and dietary habits in older age groups.
Coffee is rich in antioxidants and bioactive ingredients such as caffeine, chlorogenic acid and polyphenols, which may have a positive impact on cardiovascular health.
Studies have shown that moderate coffee consumption is associated with the following health benefits:
Caffeine, for example, can boost fat burning and enhance athletic performance.
At the same time, the antioxidants in coffee help reduce the inflammatory response in the body and protect cardiovascular health.
In addition, caffeine can improve attention and reaction speed and improve cognitive function.
Overall, this study provides us with important health recommendations, highlighting the potential role of coffee in combating the health risks associated with prolonged sitting.
Moderate coffee consumption in daily life, combined with an active lifestyle, can help us to some extent reduce the risk of death and the incidence of cardiovascular disease associated with sitting.