Coffee Leads to Hardened Arteries
The amount of caffeine in just one cup of coffee could be enough to harden a person's arteries for several hours. Hardened arteries, or atherosclerosis, put extra pressure on the heart and increase the risk of heart attack and stroke.
The researchers gave a group of 10 healthy volunteers either inactive placebo capsules or capsules containing 100 milligrams of caffeine - a quantity equivalent to one cup of coffee. Caffeine consumption caused an increase in wave reflection - a measure of arterial stiffness - for at least two hours.
On another day, the volunteers received the opposite capsule from the previous dosage. Neither the volunteers nor the testers knew the sequence in which the volunteers had been given the capsules.
According to the study presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress, caffeine is the most widely used drug in the world, which is used in in coffee, tea, and soft drinks. In the Western world, eight out of 10 adults consume caffeine in some form.
Information provided is courtesy of and compiled by the Academy of Anti-Aging Research.
Click here to Buy HGH Human Growth
Hormone |
Terms of Use - Privacy
Policy
Disclaimer: Content on this site is
for reference purposes and is not intended to substitute for
advice given by a physician, pharmacist, or other licensed
health-care professional. You should not use this information as
self-diagnosis or for treating a health problem or disease.
Links and content located on other sites is not our
responsibility. Do your own due diligence before purchasing any
product. Contact your health-care provider immediately if you
suspect that you have a medical problem. Information and
statements regarding dietary supplements have not been evaluated
by the Food and Drug Administration and are not intended to
diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease or health
condition.