Seattleites love to drink their coffee and now they're preventing Parkison's disease too.

A new study out of Evergreen Healthcare shows heavy coffee drinkers are 27 percent less likely to develop the debilitating nervous system disorder.

Co-author Pinky Agarwal told 97.3 KIRO FM that your chances of obtaining the disease is even lower if you carry a specific gene. "We've found that the ones who have this [gene] had a lower risk of developing Parkison's when they had heavy coffee consumption."

Those who carry the "G-R-I-N-2-A" gene are 59 percent less likely to get the disease according to the report.

The study shows promise for Parkinson's drugs that mimic the effects of coffee.

97.3 KIRO FM Staff, Staff report