16-Jun-2025 Hold the cream and sugar: black coffee linked to lower risk of death Tufts University Peer-Reviewed Publication In a new study, consumption of black coffee and coffee with low levels of added sugar and saturated fat was associated with a 14% lower risk of all-cause mortality when compared to no coffee consumption. The same link was not observed for coffee with high amounts of added sugar and saturated fat. Journal Journal of Nutrition Funder NIH/National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities