A study has concluded that coffee can help reduce your risk of abnormal arrhythmia. Researchers from the University of California analysed the impact of coffee consumption on arrhythmia incidence among more than 380,000 people. They found that every additional cup consumed on a daily basis appears to lower the risk of developing an irregular heart rhythm by 3 per cent.
The study, published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine, said, “In this prospective cohort study, increasing amounts of habitual coffee intake were associated with a lower risk of arrhythmia. Particularly for atrial fibrillation and supraventricular tachycardia, with no evidence that genetically determined differences in caffeine metabolism modified these associations. Common prohibitions against caffeine to reduce arrhythmia risk are likely unwarranted.”
Genetics and coffee consumption habits of 386,258 participants were analysed over the course of five years. The data was collected by the UK Biobank. Over the follow-up period, 16,979 participants were found to develop an incident arrhythmia. After adjusting for confounding factors, like demographic characteristics, comorbid conditions and lifestyle habits, the team found each additional regular cup of coffee consumed to lower the risk of incident arrhythmia by three per cent.
