BHF says drinking 25 cups of coffee a day is safe for the heart

People who drink up to 25 cups of coffee a day do not run more risk of heart attack.

This is the remarkable conclusion of a study conducted by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) with more than 8,000 people in the UK.

Previous studies have associated coffee consumption with a hardening of the arteries that pump blood from the heart to other parts of the body. If the arteries become stiff, this can increase the stress on the heart and increase the risk of heart attack or stroke.

But the new research, presented Monday at the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) conference, claimed that after examining the cardiac scans of 8,412 people, she had "denied" previous studies linking the coffee to a bad one. heart health.

For the study, coffee consumption was divided into three groups: those who drink less than a cup a day, those who drink between one and three cups a day and those who drink more than three.

People who consume more than 25 cups of coffee a day were excluded, but the BHP claimed that "no increase in stiffening of the arteries was associated with those who drank up to that limit." superior ".

"We hope this research will put some of the media stories in perspective because it eliminates one of the potential adverse effects of coffee on our arteries," said Professor Metin Avkiran, deputy medical director at the British Heart Foundation in a statement.

In 2018, the results of a study conducted with half a million British adults revealed that the risk of death of coffee drinkers was slightly lower during a period of followed by 10 years to that of non-coffee drinkers.

Other studies have claimed that the substances contained in coffee could reduce inflammation and improve the way the body uses insulin, which could reduce the risk of developing diabetes.