Who doesn't enjoy a freshly brewed coffee in the morning or a tea for midday pick-me-up? There's no denying the numerous health benefits associated with caffeine. However, these benefits work in moderation. Going overboard and obsessively drinking caffeine can trigger insomnia, increase your heart rate and cause anxiety.
Does caffeine have harmful effects on your heart?
If you stick to caffeine in moderation, your heart heath is not in harm's way. However, if you're having more than six cups of coffee a day or more than 400 mg of caffeine, then you might want to consider slowing down.
One misconception of coffee drinkers is how much caffeine is actually in one cup. Did you know that in one cup of coffee there are 100-125 mg of caffeine? Monster energy drinkers consume 160 mg of caffeine per 16 fl. oz.
Cardiologist on the medical staff of UnityPoint Health, Sanjeev Puri, MD, FACC, FSCAI, discusses the relationship between caffeine and your heart health, how much caffeine you should be consuming daily and how to cut back if you feel you have a caffeine problem.
Caffeine & Heart Disease: What's the Correlation?
Americans drink an estimated 400 million cups of coffee a day, and caffeine, in various forms, is consumed by 80 percent of the population.
Additional Info
- Segment Number: 3
- Audio File: staying_well/1415sw1c.mp3
- Featured Speaker: Sanjeev Puri, MD, FACC, FSCAI
- Organization: Unity Point Health
- Guest Website: Cardiovascular Medicine PC
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Guest Bio:
Dr. Sanjeev Puri graduated from Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education in Chandigarh, India. He trained in internal medicine at Medical College of Ohio, cardiology at St Louis University, interventional cardiology at University of Arkansas, peripheral vascular interventions at Arkansas Heart, and a fellowship in Cardiac MRI at Washington University.
Dr. Puri served on the faculty at the University of Arkansas and St. Louis University. He also served as the Director of Cardiac Intensive Care Unit at the University of Arkansas and the John Cochran VA Medical Center.
Dr. Puri has been voted several times during his training and faculty tenure are the best teacher and best trainee. He was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha, a medial honor society. He was featured on PBC television series, Aging with Dr. David, on treatment of heart disease in the elderly.
Dr. Puri has written several book chapters, scientific papers and abstracts on the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of heart disease. Most recently he had received funding from the National Institute of Health for researching the best way to manage coronary disease in the diabetic population as part of the BARI trial.
Dr. Puri is board-certified in cardiovascular medicine, interventional cardiology and nuclear cardiology. - Length (mins): 10
- Host: Melanie Cole, MS
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