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Coffee linked to slower biological ageing among those with severe mental illness

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204 points bookofjoe | 3 comments | 06 Dec 25 21:33 UTC | HN request time: 0.692s | source
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devilsdata ◴[06 Dec 25 22:38 UTC] No.46177221[source]▶
Is it possible that this phenomenon is specific to people with those mental illnesses? A wider general population study resulted in the inverse effect:

https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/6/1354

I only did a postgraduate degree, so I don't have the practice reading scientific studies to determine which is true. Maybe someone with more knowledge can chime in?

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1. tootie ◴[06 Dec 25 22:55 UTC] No.46177335[source]▶
No, it affects everybody. Says so in the article. The distinction appears to be that severe mental illness is associated with shortened lifespan so coffee has a more profound anti-aging affect on that population.
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2. devilsdata ◴[06 Dec 25 23:11 UTC] No.46177454[source]▶
Interesting. I wonder if that extends to any stimulant, or if it's something particular with caffeine and coffee.

With that said, the fact that the other study seemed to find the opposite conclusion concerns me.

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3. tootie ◴[08 Dec 25 01:54 UTC] No.46187435[source]▶
What other studies?