Posted On: 12/06/2013 2:16:16 PM
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Why you should choose a pint over a coffee: Caffeine can shorten life expectancy - but alcohol lengthens it
- The substances influence the length of telomeres - the end parts of DNA
- Telomeres get shorter as a person ages, when they're too short, the cell dies
- Shorter telomeres are associated with poor health and an increased chance of premature death
- Caffeine was found to shorten telomeres, but alcohol lengthened them
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-251...z2miwWcAe6
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