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Coffee Shown to not Cause Hardening of the Arteries.
New research from Queen Mary University of London [qmul.ac.uk] indicates that drinking as much as 25 cups of coffee a day does not cause hardening of the arteries. [eurekalert.org]
The research, led by Professor Steffen Petersen, was presented [June 2nd] at the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) Conference in Manchester and part-funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF).
The study of over 8,000 people in the UK debunks previous studies that claimed drinking coffee increases arterial stiffness. Previous suggestions that drinking coffee leads to stiffer arteries are inconsistent and could be limited by lower participant numbers, according to the team behind this new research.
Coffee consumption was categorised into three groups for the study. Those who drink less than one cup a day, those who drink between one and three cups a day and those who drink more than three. People who consumed more than 25 cups of coffee a day were excluded, but no increased stiffening of arteries was associated with those who drank up to this high limit when compared with those who drank less than one cup a day.
When asked about the research, Professor Metin Avkiran, Associate Medical Director at the British Heart Foundation, perked up and said:
"Understanding the impact that coffee has on our heart and circulatory system is something that researchers and the media have had brewing for some time."
