Fox News reported that people who consume coffee have a lower probability to die in comparison to those who don’t consume this beverage, according to a 10-year study in the U.S. The reduction in the risk of death has been attributed to various biologically active ingredients present in coffee.

According to lead author Dr. Erikka Loftfield of the National Cancer Institute in Rockville, Maryland, coffee consists of several compounds like phenolic acids, potassium and caffeine. During an earlier study, information was collected on 90,317 adults who didn’t have any history of cancer or cardiovascular disease between 1998 and 2009. Researchers utilized the above data to carry out their research by collecting coffee intake information of these adults.

These adults also provided data regarding other facts about their diet and health. It was then ascertained that an increase in coffee consumption was directly related to reduction in the risk of death. Researchers found out that approximately 8,700 people died until 2009 and that the death probability of people drinking coffee was lower than that of people who didn’t drink coffee at all.

“Although coffee drinking has also been inversely associated with incidence of certain cancers, like liver, in epidemiological studies, we did not observe an association between coffee and overall cancer mortality”, Loftfield said. She added that it might be possible because of the fact that coffee intake lowers death risk due to a few types of cancer but not all of them.

It was discovered during the study that the consumption of two-three cups of coffee daily reduces the mortality risk by about 18% in comparison to those people who didn’t have coffee. Furthermore, those who consumed four-five cups of coffee daily were exposed to least death risk.