While diabetes is more common in men than women, ladies are twice as likely as men to develop complications or secondary conditions from diabetes.

So, as far as reducing the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in the first place, ladies, drinking coffee as part of your regular routine (regular or decaf) decreases your risk by anywhere from 23-50%

Changes in the balance of hormones, obesity, age, and the absence of pregnancies can all make a woman more susceptible to endometrial cancer. 

But by adding only one cup of coffee daily, women can reduce their risk of endometrial cancer by 8%. 

And for those women who truly do live life like a Gilmore...you know, taking coffee with their oxygen, those drinking 4 or more cups of coffee daily decreased their risk of endometrial cancer by 25%.

Depression is a growing health concern for millions of Americans. Unfortunately this is especially true for ladies as women are twice as likely as men to suffer from depression.

Approximately 20% of all women will, at some point, struggle with depression. 

While studies show this incidence is likely due to biological gender differences, research also proves that coffee can help! 

Women who drink even one cup of coffee per day reduce their risk of depression by 15%, research suggests. 

Generally speaking, heart attacks tend to be worse in women than in men. 

And, in the years after suffering a heart attack women are more likely than men to both have a second heart attack or even die. 

Then, as women age, especially in the years after menopause, their risk for heart attacks rises, which is thought to be linked to dropping estrogen levels. 

But ladies, you can reduce your risk of heart disease by 20% just by adding a few cups of coffee per day to your regular consumption. 

Drinking 1 cup of coffee daily decreases the probability of heart attack by 8%. And, bumping that daily allotment to 3 cups brings the risk reduction to 20%.

After the age of 60, women are twice as likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease as they are to develop breast cancer. 

After the age of 65, 1 in 5 women are at risk for Alzheimer’s. 

In fact, two thirds of Americans with Alzheimer’s are women! 

Ladies, with this real threat looming, know that you can reduce your risk here by 65% when you drink 3-5 cups of coffee per day.

Gout is a form of arthritis that can cause severe pain in those whom it affects. 

While women aren’t necessarily unique from men in their incidence of suffering with this painful condition, they are also not excluded from ways to decrease their chances of dealing with it either. 

While men may have to drink anywhere between 4 and 6 cups of coffee a day to lower their risk of gout, ladies can get by with just a little less. 

Research shows that women who drink just 2-3 cups of coffee per day can reduce the painful threat of gout by 22%.

From reducing the risks of cancer to cirrhosis, coffee can be a great help to your liver, ladies! 

When enzyme levels are elevated in your liver, this can mean that inflammation is present and damage has occurred. 

But, scientists have found that the more coffee a person drinks, the fewer damage signaling enzymes were found in their liver. 

By drinking just one cup of coffee daily, you can reduce your risk of liver cancer by 15% and decrease the likelihood of liver cirrhosis by 23%. 

And, again with the Gilmores...if you, like Lorelai, could take your coffee through an IV, equating to 4-6 cups a day, your chance of developing liver cirrhosis decreases by a whopping 80% (that’s 20% per cup to 4 cups).

The gym isn’t just a man’s club. 

Running “like a girl” is not an insult.

Actually, if you want to get right down to the science of it, women are capable of being better athletes than men! 

Women can actually process oxygen more rapidly than men, making girls more efficient athletes than their male competitors. 

Now, have a few cups of coffee ladies, and you can boost your physical performance even more! 

(Grant us just a moment of immaturity here and say it with me, “girls rule and boys drool.” ...ahh, now let’s move out of 7th grade and back to all things coffee.) 

The caffeine in coffee can increase your adrenaline levels, which is needed for any intense physical activity. 

And, with adrenaline levels increased, your physical performance can improve by roughly 12% with a cup of coffee before a workout session. 

So, ladies...before you workout, drink up!

Gender aside, for men and women alike, death is not a happy subject. None of us like to think about it. 

But, the fact of the matter is, everyday that we live, we are one day closer to death. 

However, coffee consumption just may prolong that impending date. 

Studies show that drinking 1-3 cups of coffee daily reduces all risks of mortality by 17%.

By and large, women are known to live longer than men, but with the addition of coffee to an already healthy diet, your likelihood of outliving your male counterparts definitely increases.