Experts remind cardiovascular patients not to drink coffee
Core tip: The pros and cons of coffee on cardiovascular and reproductive health have also become a hot topic for medical experts. Moreover, "low-caffeine" and even "decaffeinated" coffees are capturing the market. Is coffee good or bad? How can one drink it to maximize benefits and avoid harm?
Coffee, with its rich aroma and taste, can refresh the mind, relieve stress, and is the most consumed beverage in the world today. From office workers who need to stay sharp from 9 to 5, to the "petty bourgeoisie" who love small gatherings and chats, to students burning the midnight oil... Whether it's an "active" love or a "passive" need, the population of coffee drinkers in our country is growing. The pros and cons of coffee on cardiovascular and reproductive health have also become a hot topic for medical experts. Moreover, "low-caffeine" and even "decaffeinated" coffees are capturing the market. Is coffee good or bad? How can one drink it to maximize benefits and avoid harm?
Patients with cardiovascular diseases should stay away from coffee
"When it comes to coffee, people think of caffeine. Caffeine is a relatively mild stimulant in coffee that can increase human alertness and attention, accelerate metabolism, and improve mental and physical states," said Xiang Dingcheng, chief physician of the Department of Cardiology at the General Hospital of the Guangzhou Military Command.
Experts say there are many tips for drinking coffee. For example, you shouldn't drink coffee alone; you should have a glass of plain water while enjoying your coffee. This has two benefits: it rinses away any strange tastes in your mouth and increases urination to promote kidney function.
Coffee is a healthy drink, but it must be consumed in moderation and scientifically, otherwise it may harm both body and mind. "Coffee has a certain impact on the cardiovascular system, which has become a consensus among experts, but the specific effects vary from person to person," Xiang Dingcheng said. The effects of coffee should be viewed from two sides: "For people who already have heart diseases such as hypertension and coronary heart disease, drinking coffee can easily lead to myocardial ischemia, palpitations, and in severe cases, even angina. For some people who are naturally more repressed and have weaker sympathetic nervous system activity, coffee can increase sympathetic nervous system activity and speed up metabolism."
Experts unanimously agree: Patients with cerebral aneurysms are not suitable for drinking coffee. Heart patients should drink decaffeinated or low-caffeine coffee. Skin patients and those with stomach problems should try to drink less coffee, and diabetics should also avoid coffee with too much sugar added.
The negative effects of coffee on the cardiovascular system are more "biased" towards men. He said that because men drink more alcohol and are under greater stress, the combined effect of caffeine and alcohol makes cardiovascular disease more likely to "come knocking." For women, the situation is much better. The female constitution is "yin," and coffee has a "yang-enhancing" effect. It is reported that women drinking one to three cups of coffee a day can promote cardiovascular circulation and have a better effect on preventing heart disease than men. At the same time, because coffee promotes fat breakdown, consumes cholesterol, and burns sugar, moderate coffee consumption by women can also have a weight-loss effect.
At the same time, it is pointed out that because Chinese people's coffee-drinking habits are different from those of Europeans and Americans, they like to add large amounts of sugar and creamer, which increases the calories in coffee and can easily increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, black coffee is healthier than coffee with milk and sugar.