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Coffee, tea, and lifestyle

B Schwarz¹, H P Bischof, M Kunze

¹Institut für Sozialmedizin, Medical School, University Vienna, Austria.

Preventive Medicine

|May 1, 1994

Summary

Coffee consumption is linked to unhealthy habits that may increase heart disease risk, while tea drinking is associated with a preventive lifestyle. These findings highlight the need to control for lifestyle factors in health studies.

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Area of Science:

Nutritional Science
Cardiovascular Health
Behavioral Science

Background:

Previous research suggests coffee consumption correlates with unhealthy lifestyles.
Tea consumption has been associated with healthier behaviors, potentially confounding coronary risk factor studies.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze the association between coffee and tea consumption and various lifestyle factors.
To determine if lifestyle behaviors confound the relationship between beverage intake and coronary heart disease risk.

Main Methods:

A population-based study of 2,400 adults aged 25-64.
Analysis of 22 behavioral factors across smoking, eating, drinking, and physical activity domains.
Statistical control for age and sex.

Main Results:

Coffee consumption positively correlated with smoking, high-fat food intake, and lemonade drinking.
Tea consumption was associated with higher fruit and juice intake, mineral water consumption, and physical activity.
Smoking showed the strongest association with coffee consumption compared to tea.

Conclusions:

Coffee intake is linked to behaviors promoting coronary heart disease.
Tea intake is associated with a lifestyle that may prevent heart disease.
Future studies on coffee and tea health effects require careful control for confounding lifestyle behaviors.

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