{"id":3555,"date":"2023-11-07T13:05:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T18:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mickeylieberman.com\/hypertension\/?p=3555"},"modified":"2023-10-27T21:21:38","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T02:21:38","slug":"does-caffeine-cause-high-blood-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mickeylieberman.com\/hypertension\/does-caffeine-cause-high-blood-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Caffeine Cause High Blood Pressure?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Caffeine Cause High Blood Pressure<\/span><\/p>\n

Interesting facts about caffeine<\/span><\/p>\n

1) It’s the most widely consumed psychoactive substance in the world – an estimated 90% of adults in Western countries consume it daily.<\/span><\/p>\n

2) Small doses of caffeine help reduce pain and speed up the effects of other pain relievers like aspirin by up to 40%.<\/span><\/p>\n

3) Many teas are from the same plant, they’re just processed differently.<\/span><\/p>\n

4) The “buzz” after the first few sips of coffee or tea is largely psychological.<\/span><\/p>\n

Though some caffeine is absorbed directly into the blood through the mouth, most of it takes over 45 minutes to metabolize in the stomach and small intestine.<\/span><\/p>\n

5) The world’s number one producer of coffee? Is it Columbia? Wrong, try Vietnam.<\/span><\/p>\n

6) In a typical adult, most of the effects of caffeine pass within 5 to 8 hours. In women taking contraceptives, effects can last 5 to 10 hours, and in pregnant women as much as 11 hours.<\/span><\/p>\n

So, getting back to the question, Is it true that caffeine causes high blood pressure?<\/span><\/p>\n

There’s little doubt that, in the short run, caffeine causes blood pressure spikes in people that don’t drink it regularly.<\/span><\/p>\n

The effects of caffeine are different depending on if it is from coffee (an increase of 1.22<\/a> systolic and 0.49<\/a> diastolic) versus other caffeinated drinks (2.04<\/a> systolic and 0.73<\/a> diastolic).<\/span><\/p>\n

Regular caffeine intake increases blood pressure. When ingested through coffee, however, the blood pressure effect of caffeine is minimal.<\/span><\/p>\n

These numbers may seem small, but when you’re talking about blood pressure, even very small numbers can make a big difference.<\/span><\/p>\n

Like so much about blood pressure, how caffeine affects you personally is very individual.<\/span><\/p>\n

The only way to know for sure? Take your blood pressure before drinking caffeine and then again 30 and 60 minutes later.<\/span><\/p>\n

If you’re one of the people who can safely drink caffeine without getting a blood pressure spike, it doesn’t mean you have a free ticket to drink all you want.<\/span><\/p>\n

It’s generally recommended to drink no more than 350 milligrams a day. Depending on your preferred strength, this is roughly 2 to 4 cups of coffee or 3 to 9 cups of tea.<\/span><\/p>\n

Does caffeine increase blood pressure?<\/span><\/p>\n

The answer is: maybe, everyone is different.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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