Doctor tells Jamie Laing podcast why you 'need' to be drinking coffee as it has 'wild' health benefits

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Coffee is one of life's simple pleasures. From holding a hot Americano in your hand on a winter's morning to sharing a latte or a flat white with a friend over a catch up, the beverage is one that is loved across the country.The UK consumes about 98 million cups of coffee every day, according to puregusto, while a survey found that about a third of Scots visit a coffee shop at least once a week.

But, is coffee actually good for us?The answer is a resounding 'yes,' according to Professor Tim Spector, a UK epidemiologist, medical doctor, and science writer.

Speaking recently on Made in Chelsea star Jamie Laing's 'Great Company' podcast, Mr Spector shared some pretty unbelievable insight about a hot cup of joe - and if anything, how we should be drinking more of it."Coffee is a health drink," Spector told Jamie. "It reduces your risk of heart disease by about 30 per cent...

heart disease is one of biggest killers."There's a microbe in all of us called Lawsonibacter that only drinks coffee. If you drink coffee, you've got masses of it.