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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
PubMed
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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.

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.

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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.