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Four cups of coffee a day affects blood pressure and heart health, study shows
For coffee addicts like me, going about a day without a cup or two seems impossible. Despite the multiple health benefits of the popular beverage, researchers have found that indulging in it excessively can affect your health.
Although coffee is consumed worldwide, a few mistakes people make while preparing it are shown to negatively impact the brain. And now, the latest study links to a critical illness.
Four cups of coffee a day affects heart health
Do you monitor your coffee intake daily? Drinking multiple cups of it every day may give you a heady rush, but it isn’t great for your heart or blood pressure.
The latest study presented at ACC Asia 2024 in Delhi, India found that drinking over 400 mg of caffeine per day for five days a week can significantly increase the risk of heart disease in an otherwise healthy person.
The researchers observed the heart rates and blood pressure of normotensive and healthy individuals between the ages of 18 and 45 years, who consumed caffeine daily.
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They conducted a three-minute step test on the participants and measured their vitals at one one-minute and three-minute mark after consuming caffeine.
To put the figures in perspective, 400 mg of caffeine is equivalent to four cups of coffee, 10 cans of soda, or two energy drinks.
Those who consumed a chronicle amount of caffeine, which is more than 600 mg a day, “had significantly elevated heart rates and blood pressure after five minutes of rest following the step test,” states the press release.
Working women consume more coffee
The study also found that among the participants, it was employed females in a management or business role in urban areas with chronic caffeine intake.
People who drink more than 600 mg of caffeine a day experienced a significantly elevated heart rate and blood pressure after five minutes of the test. Furthermore, 19.6% of the participants consumed over 400 mg of caffeine a day.
Commenting on the findings of her study, the lead author Nency Kagathara, MBBS, Department of Internal Medicine, Zydus Medical College and Hospital, Dahod, India said:
“Due to its effect on the autonomic nervous system, regular caffeine consumption could put otherwise healthy individuals at risk of hypertension and other cardiovascular events.”
“Increasing awareness of these risks is vital to improve heart health for all,” she added.
