Regular Coffee Drinking ‘Reduces Heart Failure Risk' (PICTURES)

Drinking coffee regularly in moderation could reduce your risk of heart failure, US researchers have suggested.

Researchers from the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston analysed data from five separate Swedish studies on coffee consumption and heart failure.

They found a significant link between daily, moderate coffee drinking and a lowered risk of heart failure.

Moderate coffee consumption was measured as two cups per day (based on American servings).

"While there is a commonly held belief that regular coffee consumption may be dangerous to heart health, our research suggests that the opposite may be true,” study author Murray Mittleman said in a statement.

But before you put the kettle on – researchers also warned that excessive amounts of coffee could have the opposite effect to our health and increase our risk of heart disease.

SEE ALSO:
Why Coffee Drinkers Live Longer
Green Coffee Beans Trounce Green Tea In Weight Loss Stakes
Heart Attack Symptoms You’re Likely To Ignore

"On the other hand, excessive coffee drinking — five to six commercial coffee house cups per day has no benefit and may even be dangerous. As with so many things, moderation appears to be the key here, too."

Researchers suggest that frequent coffee drinkers develop a tolerance to the beverage's caffeine, which may put them at a decreased risk of developing high blood pressure.

"There are many factors that play into a person's risk of heart failure, but moderate coffee consumption doesn't appear to be one of them," adds fellow study author, Elizabeth Mostofsky.

“This important research adds to the overwhelming weight of evidence which demonstrates that moderate coffee consumption is safe and may be associated with certain health benefits,” Dr Euan Paul from The British Coffee Association told HuffPost Lifestyle.

The results were published in the Circulation Heart Failure journal.

Not convinced? Take at look at other health benefits of coffee discovered by scientists…

Health Benefits Of Coffee

Coffee Could Save Your Brain (01 of07)

... Well, maybe. A study in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease suggests that there's something in coffee - though researchers have yet to determine what exactly that "something" is - interacts with caffeine to boost the levels of granulocyte colony stimulating factor (GCSF), a growth factor that seems to be able to fight off Alzheimer's disease in mice. The amount of coffee needed in the study is equivalent to about four or five cups of coffee for humans. Researchers said GCSF likely has this effect because it causes stem cells in the bone marrow to come into the brain and remove the beta-amyloid plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease. It also has a role in forming brain cell connections and creating new brain neurons, researchers said. (credit:alamy)

Coffee Could Lower Depression In Women(02 of07)

Women who drink a few cups of caffeinated coffee have a lower risk of depression than women who don't drink any coffee, according to a Harvard study. That research, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, shows that women who drink two to three cups of coffee a day have a 15 percent lower risk, while women who drink four or more cups of coffee a day have a 20 percent lower risk. Study research Dr. Albert Ascherio told HuffPost earlier that "caffeine is known to affect the brain," because it "modulates the release of mood transmitters." "I'm not saying we're on the path to discovering a new way to prevent depression," he said. "But I think you can be reassured that if you are drinking coffee, it is coming out as a positive thing." (credit:Alamy)

Coffee Could Lower Men's Prostate Cancer Risk (03 of07)

A Harvard School of Public Health study shows that men who drink six cups of coffee a day have a 60% decreased chance of developing a dangerous form of prostate cancer, as well as a 20% decreased chance of developing any other kinds of prostate cancer. The study, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, also shows that just drinking just some coffee a day - just one to three cups - could still cut prostate cancer risk by 30%. (credit:alamy)

Coffee Could Decrease Parkinson's Risk(04 of07)

Drinking a few cups of coffee a day could lower the risk of developing Parkinson's disease by as much as 25%, according to a study published last year in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. In that review of studies, which was published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, researchers examined 26 studies that involved 125,000 British people, to find that two or three cups of coffee seemed to have the optimal effect, The Telegraph reported. (credit:alamy)

Coffee Could Ward Off The World's Most Common Cancer (05 of07)

New research presented at the American Association for Cancer Research conference shows that coffee could help to ward off basal cell carcinoma, the most common cancer in the world.Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School found that women who drink three or more cups of caffeinated coffee a day have a 20% lower risk of the skin cancer, while men had a 9% lower risk. Decaf coffee didn't seem to have the same protective effect -- so "our study shows that the inverse association with BCC appears due to caffeine, not other components in the coffee consumption," study researcher Fengju Song, Ph.D., earlier told HuffPost. (credit:alamy)

Coffee Could Protect You From Type 2 Diabetes (06 of07)

Drinking coffee is associated with a lower Type 2 diabetes risk, with more coffee consumption linked to a greater decrease in risk, according to an Archives of Internal Medicine review of studies from 2009.In that review, researchers looked at data from more than 450,000 people in 18 studies, and found that for every extra cup of coffee drank a day, a person's risk of Type 2 diabetes decreased by 7%. However, researchers cautioned that "the putative protective effects of these beverages warrant further investigation in randomized trials." (credit:alamy)

Coffee (Or At Least, The Caffeine!) Can Help You Proofread Better (07 of07)

The caffeine in coffee could actually help you to spot grammar errors, according to a new study in the Journal of Experimental Psychology. Researchers found that caffeine helped students to correct errors in subject-verb agreement and verb tense, MSNBC reported. However, the caffeine still didn't seem to make a difference at identifying misspelled words - sorry. (credit:alamy)

Plus other ways coffee can be good for you (WATCH)

coffee drinking uk news health benefits of coffee Nutrition Health News

Related