People who do not drink coffee and sit for more than 6 hours a day have 60 percent of a higher chance of dying

Question

"Research" underscores the stark contrast in mortality risks between coffee drinkers and non-drinkers engaging in prolonged sitting. Coffee consumption exhibits potential in "reducing" the risk of death, particularly for those with sedentary lifestyles. Further exploration into coffee's properties is warranted to unveil its full potential in mortality risk reduction.

Answer 1

This claim takes facts from a public health report conducted by a reliable source. BMC conducted this research and concluded that "sedentary behavior for more than 6 h/d accompanied with non-coffee consumption, were strongly associated with the increased risk of mortality from all-cause and CVD." (https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-024-18515-9) Other sources such as Business Standard, ET HealthWorld, and Gulf Insider also reported on this claim, backing it up, simply stating that coffee reduces the risk of mortality for those with sedentary lifestyles. 

Comments

Next time please include source links for the other publications you cited. Thanks!

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You did a great job getting straight to the point at hand, but if you could maybe explain how sitting and not drinking coffee directly correlate to higher risk for mortality because both are very different subjects, but are headlined together.

Answer 2

It does seem that there is something in coffee that can reduce the inflammation that can cause cardiovascular disease. However I couldn't find this 60% number in the original study anywhere. On top of that the interaction test that was run to see if coffee consumption effects sedentary behavior, or vice versa was not statistically significant, meaning they'll have to collect more data before making a definitive claim. Interaction was also found between race and ethnicity by coffee consumption, and age by daily sitting time, this could be problematic as race in America correlates with financial status, which correlates with healthcare. Overall it does appear there is a compound in coffee that can lower your risk of cardiovascular disease, especially if you live a sedentary life (although the researchers aren't sure what it is yet) and this study did account for a lot of confounding variables, but the claims made by the economic times seem to be overstating the results of the study done by BMC Public Health. 

BMC public health study

Answer 3

This claim explains “the contrast in mortality risks between coffee drinkers and non-drinkers engaging in prolonged sitting.” The main argument is that coffee consumption exhibits potential in reducing the risk of death, especially in those whose lifestyle involves a lot of sitting. The article of this study comes from a paper called The Economic Times, which is not widely known or reputable. This study uses data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), a more well-known source. The claim is proven true in this article of the study, but further sources are needed to confirm the truth. “Further research is needed to explore this miracle compound [coffee].” The original article is missing the key evidence of “60%”, but with more investigation, I found the BMC public health study. After reading the second article, I was able to determine that there is a compound in coffee that could lower your risk of cardiovascular disease, especially when combined with a sedentary lifestyle. The researchers have not determined what that compound is. The BMC public health study has a more digestible report of this study, and the Economic Times article just adds unnecessary information to what was already provided. 

https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12889-024-18515-9#Sec14