(09-11-07) Coffee Associated With High Blood Pressure

Coffee drinkers increase their likelihood of having to start drug treatment to control high blood pressure, or hypertension, according to a Finnish study.
Interestingly, although the research indicated that drinking coffee in and of itself increased the risk of hypertension, it found no relationship between how much coffee you drink and increased risk of hypertension, whether you drink one or eight cups or more per day.
According to the National Public Health Institute of Helsinki, Finland, the "relationship between coffee consumption and cardiovascular disease risk is complicated, and further studies are needed."
In a related study, performed by the Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care in the Netherlands, coffee abstainers were also found to have a lower risk of hypertension than did those who drank up to three cups per day.

Source: American Journal of Clinical Nutrition March 2007; 85(3):718-23, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition August 2007; 86(2):457-64, Reuters August 27, 2007

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