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| Date Archive : 8/28/2007 |
| Date Enter; : 8/28/2007 |
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Hour Enter : 12:14:36 AM |
| Resource : (Reuters Health) |
| Summery : The likelihood of having to start drug treatment to control high blood pressure, or hypertension, seems to be increased among coffee drinkers. However, researchers also found no relationship between how much coffee one drinks and increased risk of hypertension, whether one drinks one or eight cups or more per day.
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Although there have been previous studies, the association between coffee consumption and hypertension is still not clear, Dr. Gang Hu, of the National Public Health Institute, Helsinki, Finland, and colleagues report in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
The researchers therefore followed 24,710 Finnish subjects between the ages of 25 and 64 years with no history of drug treatment for hypertension, coronary heart disease, or stroke. Self-administered questionnaires were used to assess daily coffee consumption.
The subjects were followed for an average of 13.2 years. During that time, a total of 2,505 individuals started antihypertensive drug treatment.
Read more at : http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070827/hl_nm/coffee_blood_pressure_dc;_ylt=AtPhgwd5wvqIFY8Gja7sPMQQ.3QA
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