Caffeine Consumption without Healthy Diet and Heart Risks
A new study shows that excessive caffeine intake may cause heart risks in individuals who do not follow a healthy diet.
HealthDay News writes, “Italian researchers asked patients who’d been recently diagnosed with the common heart arrhythmia to supply information about their dietary habits, including caffeine consumption. Their diets were compared with those of people without atrial fibrillation”.
Coffee intake was divided into categories contingent on amount consumed: low, medium, heavy or none. Patients also ranked their adherence to a diet filled with whole grains, olive oil, fruits and vegetables and minimal red meat (also known as the Mediterranean diet). The study concluded people with atrial fibrillation were less likely to follow a proper diet. The study also showed that those who drank the most coffee were also more likely to have atrial fibrillation than those who drank less. In atrial fibrillation, the heart’s two upper chambers quiver instead of beating regularly, leading to heart palpitations, shortness of breath, fatigue and an increase in the risk of stroke.
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