Stress can lead to other problems if people attempt to ease it by taking drugs,smoking, drinking alcohol or by eating more or less than normal.

VOA: special.2009.03.24

"This was the 40 percent decrease in risk. We did not observe an association for drinking three cups or less per day."

VOA: standard.2010.06.30

Drinking more coffee is better than drinking less, and drinking caffeinated (normal) coffee is better than decaf.

FORBES: Have another cup of coffee - it's good for you!

Not only are Europeans drinking less, they are drinking differently.

ECONOMIST: Drinking in Europe

Equally, he adds, government-sponsored health campaigns have resulted in Britons drinking less - indeed, the UK adult drinking population dropped from 88% to 82% in the past five years.

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