We already know that a piping hot cup of the good stuff can help stave off diabetes, but are you aware that drinking four mugs worth of coffee a day may also protect the heart?

Dr. Arthur Klatsky, a cardiologist who works for Kaiser Permanente, oversaw a recent study involving more than 130,000 men and women. Those consuming four or more cups of java a day had an 18 percent lower risk of going to the hospital for heart-related abnormalities (such as disturbed rhythm).

Klatsky said the study did not prove that coffee products aide the heart, but that there certainly seems to be a link.

“These data might be reassuring to people who drink moderate amounts of coffee that their habit is not likely to cause a major rhythm disturbance,” he stated. (Daily Mail)

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