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Coffee lovers rejoice! For those who believed that a good cuppa in the morning was simply a pleasurable way to wake up, up-to-date research is giving reason to love your coffee even more – or at the very least, it could have a surprisingly beneficial impact on your cardiovascular health.
Can coffee, as we sip and enjoy our morning pick-me-ups, also play a role in the prevention of chronic conditions such as high cholesterol, which raises the risk of heart disease? Surprisingly, a growing body of evidence suggests that, indeed, it can!
This news isn’t likely to send us all sprinting to our local Starbucks with excitement. After all, while it’s fascinating to consider coffee as a potentially healthful beverage, not all drinks are created equal, and moderation will, of course, play a significant part in these positive outcomes.
But to make it official, scientific investigations have focused on analyzing coffee’s cholesterol-lowering benefits and effects on cardiac function. Notably, most of the studies so far have pointed to modest increases in overall coffee intake yielding benefits when it comes to this highly relevant measure, while there is yet further work being done in these areas.
