Study on Caffeine Intake and Hypertension

American Beverage Association Statement on Study on Caffeine Intake and Hypertension

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Beverage Association issued the following statement in response to "Habitual Caffeine Intake and the Risk of Hypertension in Women," a study published in the November issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association:

"The authors themselves acknowledge the limitations of their study and state that it is too soon to draw any conclusions regarding soft drinks.

Other factors are known to be associated with hypertension, such as lifestyle, stress, personality, behavior and other health conditions, and further study could help determine the relative importance of these factors as compared to consumption of soft drinks.

Importantly, no association was found in this study between hypertension and consumption of caffeine, one of the most widely studied ingredients in the food supply today. The study, involving more than 150,000 women, excludes caffeine as a risk factor for hypertension, not only in coffee and tea but most likely in soft drinks, which contain substantially less caffeine than these other beverages."

The American Beverage Association is the trade association representing the broad spectrum of companies that manufacture and distribute non-alcoholic beverages in the United States.

Source: American Beverage Association

CONTACT: Kathleen Dezio, +1-202-463-6772, or Tracey Halliday,
+1-202-463-6705, both of the American Beverage Association

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