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A prospective study involving over 170,000 participants from the UK Biobank found that moderate coffee consumption (3 drinks/day) was associated with a 48.1% lower risk of developing cardiometabolic multimorbidity compared to non-consumers.

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Researchers report that consuming more than 400 milligrams of caffeine per day can increase a person’s risk of cardiovascular disease.

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