What’s your go-to beverage? A cup of tea as you settle in with a book? A cold glass of milk (and maybe some Oreos) as you begin an evening of tv binge-watching? A cool, crisp Chablis as you prepare dinner? Well, whether it’s wine or something less seductive, it turns out what you drink may have a significant impact on how you age.

For example, it turns out that the type of milk you drink may have a direct connection with your biological aging. Researchers at Brigham Young University recently published data demonstrating a connection between the amount of milk fat you ingest and the length of your telomeres (as a reminder, those are the caps on the ends of chromosomes that become shorter with age, leading to age-related diseases). In the study, those who drank whole milk or 2% milk had significantly shorter telomeres than those who drank 1% or non-fat milk. So, before you reach for the whole milk, first take a look here. And if you enjoy that creamy taste but are looking for a good milk substitute, those oat, almond or soy replacements may not be so healthy either. For a quick primer on milk substitutes, hold off pouring that coffee in your cup and click here.

And for you tea drinkers, there’s new research out of China touting its health benefits for older adults. First, as reported in The New York Times and published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, Chinese researchers conducting an observational study found that those drinking at least 3 cups of tea/week had a lower risk of heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular incidents than those who did not. And an additional Chinese study published in BMC Geriatrics found an association between consistent and frequent tea consumption and lower symptoms of depression, particularly in older males. So heat up the kettle and read more here.