Tea and coffee reduce heart disease risk, study suggests

[Ed Barrow]

Researchers found that moderate consumption of both drinks can reduce your chance of death from a heart attack by at least a fifth.

At the same time, it showed that risks for other diseases such as stroke were not increased.

"Our results found the benefits of drinking coffee and tea occur without increasing risk of stroke or death from all causes," said Dr Yvonne van der Schouw, professor of chronic disease at the University Medical Center Utrecht, Netherlands.

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Ellen Mason, Senior Cardiac Nurse at the British Heart Foundation, said: “This study adds further weight to the evidence that drinking tea and coffee in moderation is not harmful for most people, and may even lower your risk of developing or dying from heart disease.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/7837800/Tea-and-coffee-reduce-heart-disease-risk-study-suggests.html

[REP]

1. I will live forever, then

[Sebastian Doyle]

2. Since this was a British study, I'm surprised they didn't just say tea and NOT coffee.

In my own experience, I'm sticking with tea, because the coffee was putting my blood pressure through the roof. Which, by definition, isn't heart healthy, so I'd like to know the specifics of how they got to that conclusion.

[SPedigrees]

5. The Brits drink tea and coffee, just as we do.

Coffee shouldn't affect blood pressure, although excessive amounts of caffein can cause palpitations, and there is more caffein in coffee than in tea.

[demosincebirth]

3. Love Peets Coffee!

[donco]

4. I guess I will keep on my

half a pot in the morning schedule then.:thumbsup: