Most people consider their morning latte healthy and pleasurable. Many studies have shown coffee is associated with health benefits like reduced risk of diabetes and heart disease.
However, new research finds people with an increasingly common health issue shouldn’t exceed more than one cup of coffee per day, though this result has been challenged.
Study Looked at Over 18,500 People, Across 19 Years
The study, recently published in the Journal of the American Heart Association (JAHA), found people with severe hypertension had a significantly higher risk of death from heart attack, stroke, or other cardiovascular disease by drinking two or more cups of coffee daily.
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George Citroner reports on health and medicine, covering topics that include cancer, infectious diseases, and neurodegenerative conditions. He was awarded the Media Orthopaedic Reporting Excellence (MORE) award in 2020 for a story on osteoporosis risk in men.
