According to study, drinking coffee can help your heart and help you live longer.
Is coffee beneficial to your health? ` According to three research abstracts published Thursday, drinking two to three cups of coffee per day is connected with a 10% to 15% lower risk of developing heart disease, heart failure, or a cardiac rhythm disorder, or dying prematurely for any cause. "Because coffee can increase heart rate, some people are concerned that it will cause or exacerbate certain heart problems. This is where you might get general medical advise to stop drinking coffee "The study's principal author, Dr. Peter M. Kistler, said in a statement. Kistler is the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute's head of clinical electrophysiology research and the Alfred Hospital's head of electrophysiology in Melbourne, Australia..jpeg)
In a coffeehouse, a woman (unrelated to the study) holds a cup of coffee.
In a coffeehouse, a woman (unrelated to the study) holds a cup of coffee.
"We discovered that coffee consumption had either a neutral effect — meaning it did no harm — or was related with heart health advantages," said Kistler, a noted arrhythmia researcher and professor of medicine at both the University of Melbourne and Monash University.
Kistler and the other researchers used data from UK Biobank for all of their studies, which tracks the health outcomes of over 500,000 people for at least ten years. When they signed up for the register, individuals said how much coffee they drank on a daily basis, ranging from one cup to six cups or more. The current study's authors aimed to see if there was a link between coffee consumption and heart rhythm abnormalities (arrhythmias); cardiovascular disease, such as coronary heart disease, and heart failure.Coffee use and cardiovascular health
The first study looked at around 382,500 adults without heart disease who were on average 57 years old. The researchers discovered that those who drank two to three cups of coffee per day had the lowest risk of later having the heart conditions studied. The study found that people who drank about one cup of coffee per day had the lowest chance of having a stroke or dying from cardiovascular disease.
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Another study looked at the links between several forms of coffee, including caffeinated ground, caffeinated instant, and decaffeinated, and the same health consequences. Kistler noted via email that it wasn't specified if the decaf coffee was ground or instant. "I think there was a sense that less priced 'instant' coffee was less healthy than 'ground' coffee,' which was perceived as 'purer,' but that was not the case in our study," he continued.
One to five cups of ground or instant coffee per day has been related to a reduced risk of arrhythmia, heart disease or failure, and stroke. Drinking two to three cups of coffee every day, regardless of the type, was linked to a lower risk of dying young or from heart disease.
A third study looked at people who already had an arrhythmia or a kind of cardiovascular disease. There was no relationship between coffee consumption and the development of arrhythmia in people with cardiovascular disease. Coffee consumption, specifically one cup per day, was linked to a lower risk of early death in persons with arrhythmia.
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Are you a fan of dark chocolate and black coffee? According to a new study, it's in your genes.Dr. David Kao, on the other hand, said he doesn't "believe there is sufficient material in that abstract to support that conclusion" through email. Kao is an associate professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in the divisions of cardiology and bioinformatics and personalized medicine.
"Knowing what was corrected for in the research is critical," said Kao, who is also the medical director of the Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine. "The most evident is age: if young people with a lower risk of CVD (cardiovascular disease) consume the most coffee, the apparent benefit of coffee may just be due to age. Because the authors don't say what they adjusted for, one must proceed with caution."
The researchers did, however, adjust for exercise, alcohol, smoking, diabetes, and high blood pressure, according to the news release, because these factors can affect heart health and longevity. The writers, on the other hand, had no control over dietary parameters.
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"The problem is that the design of studies like this is always going to be vulnerable to something we call... selection bias," said Dr. Lee Schwamm, vice president of digital patient experience and virtual care at Mass General Brigham in Boston. "People who end up drinking five cups of coffee a day may be fundamentally different than people who drink one cup a day or who drink decaf." If they're more sensitive, some people have bad reactions to coffee, while others have espresso before bed and fall asleep straight away, he said.
The findings "add to the growing body of data indicating moderate coffee consumption does not increase the risk of heart disease and does not need to be avoided if one has a heart condition."
The findings "add to the growing body of data that moderate coffee use does not increase the risk of heart disease and that it does not need to be stopped if one has heart disease, even if it is an irregular heart rhythm," according to Kao.
The findings will be presented at the 71st annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology on April 2-3.
What patients with heart disease should know
The study found no evidence of a link between coffee consumption and health problems. In the news release, Kistler stated, "There is a broad spectrum of mechanisms via which coffee may lower mortality and have these positive impacts on cardiovascular disease."
It's unclear whether caffeine is responsible for any coffee-related health benefits, according to Kao. "Coffee contains a variety of biologically active chemicals."According to Kistler, these chemicals could help reduce inflammation, limit fat absorption in the stomach, block receptors linked in irregular cardiac rhythms, and reduce oxidative stress. An imbalance between free radicals and antioxidants in the body causes oxidative stress. Free radicals are unstable molecules that can destroy the body's cells and can be found in the environment, such as cigarette smoke or pesticides.
Talk to your doctor if you're unsure whether you can drink coffee based on your current or future risk of heart disease, said Schwamm, who is also a professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School.
"This should not be interpreted as a recommendation that drinking coffee will lengthen one's life," he stressed. "Having a really deliberate strategy with their doctor about physical exercise, drugs to reduce cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar, avoiding smoking (and more) will be by far the most essential things to extend life and improve quality of life in such individuals."
In a coffeehouse, a woman (unrelated to the study) holds a cup of coffee.
In a coffeehouse, a woman (unrelated to the study) holds a cup of coffee.
"We discovered that coffee consumption had either a neutral effect — meaning it did no harm — or was related with heart health advantages," said Kistler, a noted arrhythmia researcher and professor of medicine at both the University of Melbourne and Monash University.
Kistler and the other researchers used data from UK Biobank for all of their studies, which tracks the health outcomes of over 500,000 people for at least ten years. When they signed up for the register, individuals said how much coffee they drank on a daily basis, ranging from one cup to six cups or more. The current study's authors aimed to see if there was a link between coffee consumption and heart rhythm abnormalities (arrhythmias); cardiovascular disease, such as coronary heart disease, and heart failure.Coffee use and cardiovascular health
The first study looked at around 382,500 adults without heart disease who were on average 57 years old. The researchers discovered that those who drank two to three cups of coffee per day had the lowest risk of later having the heart conditions studied. The study found that people who drank about one cup of coffee per day had the lowest chance of having a stroke or dying from cardiovascular disease.
6 non-coffee methods to wake up
6 non-coffee methods to wake up
Another study looked at the links between several forms of coffee, including caffeinated ground, caffeinated instant, and decaffeinated, and the same health consequences. Kistler noted via email that it wasn't specified if the decaf coffee was ground or instant. "I think there was a sense that less priced 'instant' coffee was less healthy than 'ground' coffee,' which was perceived as 'purer,' but that was not the case in our study," he continued.
One to five cups of ground or instant coffee per day has been related to a reduced risk of arrhythmia, heart disease or failure, and stroke. Drinking two to three cups of coffee every day, regardless of the type, was linked to a lower risk of dying young or from heart disease.
A third study looked at people who already had an arrhythmia or a kind of cardiovascular disease. There was no relationship between coffee consumption and the development of arrhythmia in people with cardiovascular disease. Coffee consumption, specifically one cup per day, was linked to a lower risk of early death in persons with arrhythmia.
Are you a fan of dark chocolate and black coffee? According to a new study, it's in your genes.
Are you a fan of dark chocolate and black coffee? According to a new study, it's in your genes.Dr. David Kao, on the other hand, said he doesn't "believe there is sufficient material in that abstract to support that conclusion" through email. Kao is an associate professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in the divisions of cardiology and bioinformatics and personalized medicine.
"Knowing what was corrected for in the research is critical," said Kao, who is also the medical director of the Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine. "The most evident is age: if young people with a lower risk of CVD (cardiovascular disease) consume the most coffee, the apparent benefit of coffee may just be due to age. Because the authors don't say what they adjusted for, one must proceed with caution."
The researchers did, however, adjust for exercise, alcohol, smoking, diabetes, and high blood pressure, according to the news release, because these factors can affect heart health and longevity. The writers, on the other hand, had no control over dietary parameters.
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"The problem is that the design of studies like this is always going to be vulnerable to something we call... selection bias," said Dr. Lee Schwamm, vice president of digital patient experience and virtual care at Mass General Brigham in Boston. "People who end up drinking five cups of coffee a day may be fundamentally different than people who drink one cup a day or who drink decaf." If they're more sensitive, some people have bad reactions to coffee, while others have espresso before bed and fall asleep straight away, he said.
The findings "add to the growing body of data indicating moderate coffee consumption does not increase the risk of heart disease and does not need to be avoided if one has a heart condition."
The findings "add to the growing body of data that moderate coffee use does not increase the risk of heart disease and that it does not need to be stopped if one has heart disease, even if it is an irregular heart rhythm," according to Kao.
The findings will be presented at the 71st annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology on April 2-3.
What patients with heart disease should know
The study found no evidence of a link between coffee consumption and health problems. In the news release, Kistler stated, "There is a broad spectrum of mechanisms via which coffee may lower mortality and have these positive impacts on cardiovascular disease."
It's unclear whether caffeine is responsible for any coffee-related health benefits, according to Kao. "Coffee contains a variety of biologically active chemicals."According to Kistler, these chemicals could help reduce inflammation, limit fat absorption in the stomach, block receptors linked in irregular cardiac rhythms, and reduce oxidative stress. An imbalance between free radicals and antioxidants in the body causes oxidative stress. Free radicals are unstable molecules that can destroy the body's cells and can be found in the environment, such as cigarette smoke or pesticides.
Talk to your doctor if you're unsure whether you can drink coffee based on your current or future risk of heart disease, said Schwamm, who is also a professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School.
"This should not be interpreted as a recommendation that drinking coffee will lengthen one's life," he stressed. "Having a really deliberate strategy with their doctor about physical exercise, drugs to reduce cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar, avoiding smoking (and more) will be by far the most essential things to extend life and improve quality of life in such individuals."