Coffee is a beverage consumed daily by a large part of the population. With this, it is important to know what this consumption can bring positive, but also negative for your health. In this sense, the study carried out by the American Heart Association provides an overview of this relationship.
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American Heart Association study
Research conducted by the American Heart Association shows that coffee can be both beneficial and harmful to our health. Such a study was carried out on 100 adults who had their sleep, heart rate, physical activity and blood sugar monitored for two weeks. As a result, these people had to either consume coffee or avoid coffee for two consecutive days within a 14-day period.
In view of this, the results of the days when more coffee was drunk indicate:
- 54% increase in premature ventricular contractions (abnormal and additional heartbeats);
- Fewer cases of supraventricular tachycardia;
- More physical activity: more than 1,000 steps a day;
- Less sleep: 36 minutes less per night;
- Each extra cup of coffee equals an average of 600 more steps and 18 minutes less sleep;
- Blood glucose did not change.
benefits and harms
The practice of physical activity is extremely beneficial for health in general and was something that was intensified by coffee consumption, being a positive point in this sense. Among the advantages of maintaining a routine with physical activity are reducing the risks of diseases such as diabetes and cancer and increasing your disposition.
On the other hand, reducing sleep time is negative, considering that this reduction can cause several psychiatric, neurological and cardiac problems. Therefore, the research presented above understands that it is difficult to reach a definitive answer on whether or not it is good to consume coffee. Finally, there needs to be conscious consumption, in which each individual assesses their reality and the effects that coffee has on them.
