Coffee and green tea are consumed by people of all ages. Of these two, green tea is often considered to be healthier; people who wish to lose weight often prefer to consume this tea. You must have heard that caffeine consumption is not good for high blood pressure patients, because it increases BP further. Now this compound is found in both coffee and green tea, so are both bad for BP patients? Let us know.
What should be BP?
According to the standard, the blood pressure of a healthy adult should be between 90/60 mm Hg to 120/80 mm Hg. If the BP increases too much then the risk of heart diseases like heart attack increases. In a study, it was revealed that people who drink only one cup of green tea or coffee daily are not at such a risk.
Is Coffee Better or Green Tea?
According to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association, the risk of death from heart attack is higher in people who drink coffee and have high blood pressure. But its effect is not that much on those people whose BP is normal.
Researchers found in their study that people who drank coffee once a day and consumed green tea daily were not at risk of heart disease, even if they were BP patients. In the initial period of this study, which lasted for 19 years, more than 6570 men and 12,000 women aged 40 to 79 years were included, who were selected from the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study for the evaluation of cancer risk. I went.
High BP patients should not drink coffee
Drinking one cup of coffee provides approximately 80 to 90 mg of caffeine, this is not good in case of high blood pressure. High BP patients shouldn't drink coffee because in the long term, it will create a risk of heart disease.
Can BP patients drink green tea?
Caffeine is found in green tea, but the amount of this compound in it is very low, which does not increase the heart rate and metabolism to a dangerous level, yet before drinking green tea, do consult your doctor.
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