Effects of Caffeine and Coffee on Cardiovascular Diseases Including High Blood Pressure, Arrythmias & High Cholesterol

Heart disease is currently the number one cause of death for both men and women in the United States and in many other Western countries. Studies show that nine factors contribute to a significant percentage of heart attacks: smoking, abnormal lipoprotein ratios, high blood pressure, diabetes, abdominal obesity, low daily fruit and vegetable consumption, exercise and stress. Caffeine and coffee consumption adversely affects a number of these factors which include cholesterol and other lipid levels, homocysteine, blood pressure, arrhythmias and stress levels, increasing the risk of heart disease.