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posted by Fnord666 on Monday May 13 2019, @07:01PM   Printer-friendly
from the coffee++ dept.

A Cup of Joe and You're Good to Go (Under 6 a Day and You're A-OK):

While the pros and cons of drinking coffee have been debated for decades, new research from the University of South Australia reveals that drinking six or more coffees a day can be detrimental to your health, increasing your risk of heart disease by up to 22 per cent.

In Australia, one in six people are affected by cardiovascular disease. It is a major cause of death with one person dying from the disease every 12 minutes. According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death, yet one of the most preventable.

Investigating the association of long-term coffee consumption and cardiovascular disease, UniSA researchers Dr Ang Zhou and Professor Elina Hyppönen of the Australian Centre for Precision Health say their research confirms the point at which excess caffeine can cause high blood pressure, a precursor to heart disease.

[...] "In order to maintain a healthy heart and a healthy blood pressure, people must limit their coffees to fewer than six cups a day – based on our data six was the tipping point where caffeine started to negatively affect cardiovascular risk."

Using UK Biobank data of 347,077 participants aged 37-73 years, the study explored the ability of the caffeine-metabolizing gene (CYP1A2) to better process caffeine, identifying increased risks of cardiovascular disease in line with coffee consumption and genetic variations.

Prof Hyppönen says that despite carriers of the fast-processing gene variation being four times quicker at metabolising caffeine, the research does not support the belief that these people could safely consume more caffeine, more frequently, without detrimental health effects.

Journal Reference:
Ang Zhou, Elina Hyppönen. Long-term coffee consumption, caffeine metabolism genetics, and risk of cardiovascular disease: a prospective analysis of up to 347,077 individuals and 8368 cases. The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2019; 109 (3): 509 DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/nqy297


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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 13 2019, @08:08PM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday May 13 2019, @08:08PM (#843139)

    Drinking coffee is not good for you at all. This type of stuff is no different then the past "health benefits" of smoking. Once enough people want to hear "coffee is bad", then the series of studies will come out saying "it is bad no matter what" and the "deniers" will deny and obstruct, etc.

    Caffeine is a tool like any other, you can make use of it but once you are addicted you've taken it too far.

  • (Score: 3, Funny) by realDonaldTrump on Monday May 13 2019, @08:32PM (2 children)

    by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Monday May 13 2019, @08:32PM (#843145) Homepage Journal

    Very sad thing and I've seen so many people lose control. My older brother dieing at an early age (RIP!!) -- addiction. He told me, "Donnie, never drink." And I never have. I've never tasted Coffee in my entire life. I'm working long hours, long hours, right up till 1 o'clock, 2 in the morning. And wake at five. I eat, I read the papers, I see what's going on on TV. How does somebody that’s sleeping 12 and 14 hours a day compete with someone that’s sleeping three or four?

    And by the way, the blood pressure. I get my blood pressure check. And so many times they ask me, "sir, have you been drinking Coffee?" Because the caffeene really does a number on our blood pressure. An absolute number and the pressure can go sky high. Don't do it!!!

    • (Score: 2) by Snow on Monday May 13 2019, @10:16PM (1 child)

      by Snow (1601) on Monday May 13 2019, @10:16PM (#843182) Journal

      Oh, we all know.

      You only fuel your body with the finest that McDonalds and KFC have to offer. Mix in the odd taco bowl and well done steak here and there and you have the food regimen of a champion.

      (If I never met my wife, my diet would be exactly the same... except substitute Regular Coke for the Diet Coke).

      • (Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Monday May 13 2019, @11:08PM

        by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Monday May 13 2019, @11:08PM (#843190) Homepage Journal

        I'm a Germophobe, very proudly. I eat Fast Food because it's clean. For Cinquo de Mayo I love to eat the Taco Bowl. Not so clean but that's a once a year thing. I'm a guy that loves Hispanic, as everyone knows. And the steaks, trust me on this one, you want them well done. Unless you want a Tapeworm. Very easy to get that. Go to the Bodega in New York City. In the bad( Island) part of the city. And ask for the very special Diet Pills!!!!