Daily Coffee Could Lower Risk Of Heart Failure
Having one or more cups of caffeinated coffee could actually be good for your heart! New research finds that it may even reduce your risk for heart failure. The caffeine seems to be what’s important. The decaffeinated coffee blends don’t appear to have the same protection as caffeine-rich blends according to WebMD.
Dr. David Kao says that caffeine is generally thought to be bad for the heart, considering people associate them with palpitation and high blood pressure. The new relationship between caffeine and the heart is very surprising, Kao’s team published their results on February 9th in the journal Circulation: Heart Failure.
Of course, there is not a cause and effect relationship. No, you can’t just drink coffee and say you’re being healthy now. Kao stated, “There is not yet enough clear evidence to recommend increasing coffee consumption to decrease risk of heart disease with the same strength and certainty as stopping smoking, losing weight or exercising.”
In their study Kao and his team followed 21,000 Us adults who took part in 3 major studies. They were all followed for at least 10 years. In all 3 of their studies drinking one or more cup of coffee was related to a decrease in long term heart risk. While the association is very interesting its not enough to suggest you should start drinking coffee if you don’t already. Of course it’s also not a good idea to start consuming caffeine supplements such as Red Bull or 5 Hour Energy for the same affect.
For now the result must continue to find the true relation between the heart and caffeine.
