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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Briane Nebria

Coffee Consumption May Be Safe up to Five Cups a Day, New Heart Study Finds

A major American Heart Association review suggests most adults can safely drink up to five cups of coffee a day, while warning that energy shots and sugary add‑ins may damage heart health. (Credit: Porapak Apichodilok/Pexels)

Coffee drinkers can safely enjoy up to five cups a day without increasing their risk of heart disease, as long as they avoid sugary extras and energy drinks, according to a new review of evidence published on 20 July in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation.

The scientific statement, led by Dr Gregory M Marcus of the University of California, San Francisco, concludes that around 400 mg of caffeine a day from coffee appears safe for most healthy adults' hearts.

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