Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

Vidcast:  https://youtu.be/R0U3fzU6TIw More than 6 cups of coffee a day drives blood pressure to dangerous levels and bumps up the risk of heart disease by 22%.   A new study from the University of South Australia derives this conclusion from a review of data from 347,000 Aussies between the ages of 37 and 73 years. Coffee has many beneficial effects including waking us up boosting our energy, and focusing our thinking, but, as is the case with many things in our lives, more is less.  An estimated 3 billion cups of coffee are consumed daily worldwide.  Do make sure that your consumption reflects the principle of moderation and amounts to fewer than 6 cups a day. 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 #Coffee #hypertension