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

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204 points bookofjoe | 2 comments | 06 Dec 25 21:33 UTC | HN request time: 0.402s | 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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foota ◴[06 Dec 25 23:03 UTC] No.46177396[source]▶
Idk about the op study, but I could imagine confounders with instant coffee consumption.
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devilsdata ◴[06 Dec 25 23:09 UTC] No.46177441[source]▶
True, and it could also be what the person has with the coffee. I have a feeling people that drink instant coffee are more likely to add milk, creamer, or sugar.

That said, instant coffee is just freeze-dried coffee. There's a possibility its effect is no different.

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1. VladVladikoff ◴[07 Dec 25 05:00 UTC] No.46179278[source]▶
I think it’s typically a different species (Coffea canephora). So theoretically drinking bean tea of a different plant could have different health impacts.
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2. scroogey ◴[07 Dec 25 08:02 UTC] No.46180053[source]▶
Also known as Robusta. I have two different instant coffees at home and just checked - one is robusta, one arabica.