Does coffee and tea are responsible for heart problems

[kays (imported)]

I take either tea or coffee 9 to 10 times a day. Few days ago I visited my family doctor for routine health checkup. He told me to reduce coffee and tea as my blood pressure is increasing and also there are some early symptoms of cardiovascular problem.

Please tell me what is relation between tea and coffee with my problems?

Does tea or coffee causes any damage to heart?

[Paolo]

It looked like your font size had too much coffee, too!

Are you drinking regular or decaff??? If it's regular, switch to decaff. You're probably so wired on caffeine that you're about to burst! It is a mild stimulant drug, and too much of it will cause jitters, rapid heartbeat, etc.

Cut back a bit.

[Riverwind (imported)]

Yes cut back before the doctor tells you that you no longer can drink anything with caffeine like coffee, tea, coke, sugar etc. Remember moderation in all things, the alternative is death or worse.

River

[Patient (imported)]

For some people at least, caffeine is a vasoconstrictor---it makes blood vessels shrink, increasing blood pressure. Your doctor seems to feel that you would be better off without it. Trust him.

I don't think that caffeine per se damages the heart, but high blood pressure can damage both arteries and heart.

At one point in my career I was working for the Navy and drinking as much as 20 cups of coffee a day. Much to my surprise (I was even more naive then) I couldn't quit. Trying to quit gave me horrible headaches. I had to taper off by replacing some of the high test with decaf. Then after a couple months I could drop the decaf.

Best wishes! It's not nearly as hard as quitting smoking.

[moyes (imported)]

Tea and coffee is the most famous beverage used by us. According to one research more than 110 millions people in America consume either coffee or tea. Although tea and coffee does not affect our heart generally but heavy drinking (more than 5 cups per day) is associated with any risk of heart disease. The caffeine present in it increases cholesterol level in blood and this leads to cardiovascular diseases. According to a research In Finland, coffee consumption is one of the highest per capita in the world. Interestingly, so are the rates of heart disease. Consumption of coffee increases risk of increase in blood pressure. According to the investigation the consumption of it in small amount is a boon for the heart whereas its excessive consumption causes severe heart problem. For more information please go to the following URL http://www.drugdelivery.ca/forum/ShowPost-10915.aspx . Results are different for men and women. Caffeine also raises sympathetic activity. So in order to maintain a healthy heart coffee pr tea is not harmful but excess of it is harmful and may lead to increase blood pressure, and affect our heart adversely.