Drinking coffee can keep you happy, studies show; especially if you are a woman!

So, there are more reasons to enjoy and indulge in a wonderful pastime that relaxes and soothes.

The study is published in the Archives of Internal Medicine .

“We found that women with the highest coffee intake — those in the top 20% — had a 20% lower risk of developing depression,” says researcher Alberto Ascherio, MD, DrPH. “The top 20% drank about the equivalent of four cups of coffee per day.” Ascherio is professor of epidemiology and nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.