Study Shows Coffee Not Hazardous to Heart Health

Source: Tufts University

Coffee is as much a ritual, or a way of life, as it is a beverage for many people. But does coffee drinking interfere with another lifestyle choice - healthful eating? Some researchers suspect that coffee consumption increases cholesterol levels and therefore leads to heart disease. To obtain some more insight into this issue, Finnish researchers examined whether coffee is a risk factor for those trying to minimize heart disease risk. The results are reported in a recent Archives of Internal Medicine.

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