Coffee CAN protect against deadly heart disease – but the time of day is important, study says

DRINKING coffee in the morning is the healthiest time to enjoy it, a study has found.

People who take their java before lunch have a lower risk of heart disease or dying young than those who guzzle it all day.

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Scientists from Tulane University in New Orleans said caffeine in the afternoon or evening might disrupt the body clock and raise blood pressure.

They studied coffee’s effects on 40,725 people between 1999 and 2018.