The time of day you drink a cup of coffee may lower the risk of an early death, new research suggests. The study found that people who drank coffee in the morning had a lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease and had a lower mortality risk than all-day coffee consumers - but the research could not prove whether coffee was the sole cause.

Morning coffee drinkers showed a 16% lower risk of death from any cause and a 31% lower risk of death from heart disease.

The timing of coffee consumption may influence your risk of premature death from cardiovascular disease or any cause, a new study has found.