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Caffeine And High Blood Pressure |
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Caffeine is a mild stimulant found in coffee,
tea, chocolate and many soft drinks. Too much caffeine can cause
nervousness and jitters. It may also increase your blood pressure or so
it is assumed. People having normal blood pressure may experience a
temporary increase in there blood pressure. But, it is only assumed.
There is no evidence that caffeine causes high blood pressure, also
known as hypertension. But, if you have blood pressure higher than
normal blood pressure, caffeine may raise your blood pressure levels.
That is why, it is often recommended that people with hypertension limit
or eliminate caffeine from their lives. For further details, read Preventing
High Blood Pressure.
Before taking any
blood pressure measurement, it is better not to take a cup of coffee.
However, it's not clear as to how caffeine increases blood pressure.
Some researchers have found that people who regularly drink caffeine
have a higher average blood pressure than those who drink none.
Other
research has suggested that regular consumers of caffeine develop a
tolerance to it, and as a result, caffeine doesn't have a long-term
effect on their blood pressure. Most researchers now conclude that
regular coffee and caffeine use has little or no effect on blood
pressure. Caffeine and high blood pressure have only a temporary
relation.
To keep track of your blood pressure units, you can
find assistance in blood pressure monitor and digital blood pressure
cuffs. Regular blood pressure measurements are advisable, for it is only
through them that useful blood pressure charts can be made, which help
in monitoring one's 24 hour blood pressure levels. Monitoring, after
all, is the first step towards controlling blood pressure effectively.
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