Study Suggests Coffee May Cut Stroke Risk

Women who drink coffee may have a lower risk of stroke, new research suggests. The study included 34,670 Swedish women, ages 49 to 83. At the start of the study, they were asked how much coffee they drank. Researchers kept track of them for about 10 years. In that time, there were 1,680 strokes in the group. Women who drank coffee were less likely to have a stroke. Researchers adjusted their numbers to account for other differences between the two groups that could affect stroke risk. These included smoking, weight, high blood pressure and diabetes. Coffee drinkers still had a lower risk of stroke. The journal Stroke published the study online. The Associated Press wrote about it March 10.