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A good cup of coffee can get you out of bed in the morning. But for heart patients coffee's often on the list of things to avoid. The American Heart Association advises that it might increase the risk of heart failure.
But a new report suggests that moderate coffee drinking could actually lower the odds of heart failure. The findings are in the journal Circulation. [Elizabeth Mostofsky et al, Habitual Coffee Consumption and Risk of Heart Failure: A Dose-Response Meta-Analysis]
Researchers poured through five studies that followed more than 140,000 European adults, and included information about coffee intake. People who drank about 16 ounces of coffee a day—a grande in Starbucks-speak—had about an 11 percent reduction of the risk of heart failure. People who drink coffee also seem to have less type 2 diabetes, another risk factor for heart disease.
But that doesn't mean it's time to start ordering the venti. In the studies, people who consumed more than 40 ounces a day were at an increased risk for heart failure. More research should filter out the best info, which will percolate down to the public.
—Katherine Harmon
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Add CommentA good link about this research is here:
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thishttp://www.bidmc.org/News/InMedicine/2012/June/Mittleman_Coffee.aspx
Thank you for including the title of the journal article, Ms. Harmon!
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisA pre-print version of it is actually available for free:
http://circheartfailure.ahajournals.org/content/early/2012/06/26/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.112.967299.full.pdf
@ billsmith.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisVery well, thanks so much!
And here, located from your indication, billsmith, is the Abstract of that research, available and for free:
http://circheartfailure.ahajournals.org/content/early/2012/06/26/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.112.967299.abstract
Do you know to which side medical researchers are moving? Everyday I read articles about recent medical improvements in the magazines or on the internet but.... Take a look at these titles: Smoking can cause cancer, Heavy tea drinkers are more likely to develope cancer, Moderate coffee is useful but heavy coffee is harmful. I think these were obvious for even the first human.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisthe caffeine in the coffee have diffrent effect in body.the caffeine can increased attention and memory performance and also can increased physical performance and muscular recovery.I sppose that coffee have good specialities but it also have very bad virtual in body.
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