Can coffee help you live longer?

The largest study ever done on coffee and mortality included more than 520,000 people in 10 European countries.

The conclusion of the study was, drinking coffee is associated with reduced risk of death from causes including heart disease, cancer, respiratory disease, stroke, diabetes and kidney disease.

Another study focused on more diverse populations that included African-Americans, Japanese-Americans and Latinos .
It followed 185,000 people for an average of 16 years.

In that study, people who drank one 8-ounce (240-milliliter) cup daily, compared with those drinking no coffee, had a 12 percent lower risk of certain lethal ailments, while those drinking two to three cups had an 18 percent lower risk.

The study didn't mention whether the coffee had cream or sugar, or how strong the brew was.