Know Why Cajuns Live Longer? We Drink More Coffee!

Cajuns are known as heavy coffee drinkers. Now, we find out that's a good thing! As if you didn't have enough reasons to drink coffee... A new study finds that, on average, coffee drinkers and healthier and live longer than non-drinkers. At the rate I'm going with coffee, I'll live forever!

According to a recent article in the  New England Journal of Medicine, people who drank coffee had a lower risk of death. It didn't matter if they drank regular or decaf. Coffee drinkers were also less likely to die from specific causes like heart disease, respiratory problems, strokes, injuries and accidents, diabetes and infections. According to the study, drinking two to three cups of coffee a day lowered the overall risk of death 10%.

Drink up!