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Coffee often becomes an enemy for people with high blood pressure or hypertension such as heart disease and stroke. However, a study in the United States revealed that there are no evidence that coffee may increase the risk of the disease.

‘American Journal of Clinical Nutrition’ reported the result of the research after combining previous studies, which includes a study of 170 thousand people. “As a result, habits of drinking 3 cups of coffee a day has nothing to do with an increased risk of hypertension,” said Liwey Chen, a researcher of Public Health at the Louisiana University in New Orleans, according to Reuters. (more…)

Adults who are used to drinking sweet drinks are more at risk of having high blood pressure than those who rarely drink them. A research team found that people who consume more soda and other sugary drinks have blood pressure levels higher than those who consumed less.

Study author Ian J. Brown, of the department of epidemiology and biostatistics at the Scool of Public Health Imperial College London, said that the risk of high blood pressure due to sugary drinks can be larger when salt intake is higher. “Salt is a cause of high blood pressure,” he said, according to Healthday. (more…)

For people with high blood pressure, some foods like salty foods and caffeine should be avoided. But for those who likes spicy food, the food they eat can be a drug to lower blood pressure.

According to a recent study, eating foods that can cause a burning tongue or spicy foods, can help lower blood pressure. This is very helpful for people who have high blood pressure. (more…)

High blood pressure is generally regarded as a problem of adults. But teens also can experience this condition. Therefore you should know what causes rise in blood pressure on teenagers.

According to Mayoclinic, hypertension in adolescents are most often caused due to heart and kidney problems. (more…)

People who consume a lot of fructose (sugar), have a higher risk of high blood pressure, or hypertension. This is the results of a research that will be published in the Journal of the American Society Nephrology (JASN). Results showed that reducing food and beverages that contain a lot of fructose, can reduce the risk of hypertension.

Fructose is a simple sugar (monosaccharide) found in many foods and is one of three important blood sugars along with glucose and galactose. (more…)