A new study done by the American Heart Association concludes that moderate coffee consumption is INVERSELY associated with risk of heart failure. It seems like the magic number is 4 servings.
Please remember, that this study was looking at many different studies and drawing a conclusion considering all of them. If you have issues with blood pressure or caffeine addiction, it's best to follow your doctor's advice, which is likely to include limiting coffee consumption.
Also, this study concerns coffee, NOT coffee drinks (lattes, fraps, etc...) which are usually LOADED with calories, fat, and cholesterol. They almost always have a negative effect on your health, your waistline, and your wallet.
-Dr. C
Here's the abstract:
For more information about "bad" foods that you should be eating, see my previous post....
http://chiropractorgreenbelt.blogspot.com/2012/05/7-bad-foods-you-should-be-eating.html
...or contact me directly anytime. In addition to providing evidenced based chiropractic care for injuries and wellness, I am a Certified Nutrition Specialist and am always happy to discuss any nutritional issues that my patients may have.
Until next time,
Dr. Louis S. Crivelli II
Chiropractor
Greenbelt, MD
Please remember, that this study was looking at many different studies and drawing a conclusion considering all of them. If you have issues with blood pressure or caffeine addiction, it's best to follow your doctor's advice, which is likely to include limiting coffee consumption.
Also, this study concerns coffee, NOT coffee drinks (lattes, fraps, etc...) which are usually LOADED with calories, fat, and cholesterol. They almost always have a negative effect on your health, your waistline, and your wallet.
-Dr. C
Here's the abstract:
Habitual Coffee Consumption and Risk of Heart Failure
A Dose-Response Meta-Analysis
- Elizabeth Mostofsky, ScD,
- Megan S. Rice, ScD,
- Emily B. Levitan, ScD and
- Murray A. Mittleman, MD, DrPH
Abstract
Background—There have been discrepant findings on the association between coffee consumption and risk of incident heart failure.
Methods and Results—We conducted a systematic review and a dose-response meta-analysis of prospective studies that assessed the relationship between habitual coffee consumption and the risk of heart failure. We searched electronic databases (MEDLINE, Embase, and CINAHL) from January 1966 through December 2011, with the use of a standardized protocol. Eligible studies were prospective cohort studies that examined the association of coffee consumption with incident heart failure. Five independent prospective studies of coffee consumption and heart failure risk, including 6522 heart failure events and 140 220 participants, were included in the meta-analysis. We observed a statistically significant J-shaped relationship between coffee and heart failure. Compared with no consumption, the strongest inverse association was seen for 4 servings/day and a potentially higher risk at higher levels of consumption. There was no evidence that the relationship between coffee and heart failure risk varied by sex or by baseline history of myocardial infarction or diabetes.
Conclusions—Moderate coffee consumption is inversely associated with risk of heart failure, with the largest inverse association observed for consumption of 4 servings per day.
For more information about "bad" foods that you should be eating, see my previous post....
http://chiropractorgreenbelt.blogspot.com/2012/05/7-bad-foods-you-should-be-eating.html
...or contact me directly anytime. In addition to providing evidenced based chiropractic care for injuries and wellness, I am a Certified Nutrition Specialist and am always happy to discuss any nutritional issues that my patients may have.
Until next time,
Dr. Louis S. Crivelli II
Chiropractor
Greenbelt, MD
8713 Greenbelt Rd., #201
Greenbelt, MD 20770
