from a journal of the American Heart Association
Recommendations against regular
consumption of caffeine products to
prevent disturbances in heart rhythm
may be questioned after a study from
the University of California San Francisco
and the Journal of the American Heart
Association. Researchers found regular
caffeine consumption does not lead to
extra heartbeats. The study measured
regular caffeine use over a twelve month
period and not short-term use. Of more
than one thousand patients in the study,
sixty-one percent consumed more than
one caffeine product daily, but no
differences in the number of extra
heartbeats per hour. Senior author Dr.
Gregory Marcus says recommendations
to avoid caffeine may unnecessarily be
discouraging consumption of items like
chocolate, coffee and tea that might
actually have cardiovascular benefits.