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According to research published today in the European Publication of Preventive Cardiology, a journal of the ESC1, drinking two to three cups of coffee per day is associated with a longer lifetime and a lower risk of cardiovascular disease.1 The conclusions held true for decaffeinated, instant, and ground variants. According to study author Professor Peter Kistler of the Baker Heart and Diabetes Research Institute in Melbourne, Australia, "in this large, observational study, ground, instant, and decaffeinated coffee were associated with equivalent reductions in the incidence of cardiovascular disease and death from cardiovascular disease or any cause." The findings imply that a mild to moderate intake of ground, instant, and decaffeinated coffee should be regarded as a component of a healthy lifestyle. The effects of various coffee preparations on heart health and survival are poorly understood. Using data from the UK Biobank, which included adults between the ages of 40 and ...

According to recent research presented at the American Heart Association's Hypertension Scientific Sessions 2022, Sept. 7–10, 2022 in San Diego, some ultra-processed foods, like candy, pastries, and frozen desserts, may be "gateway" foods for teenagers, encouraging them to consume larger amounts of other unhealthy foods. The meeting is the best forum for scientific discussion of latest developments in basic and clinical research on hypertension and its links to obesity, genetics, heart and renal disease, stroke, and other conditions. According to the research, cutting back on certain gateway foods may have an effect on how much overall ultra-processed food consumption, which is characterized by high levels of sugar, salt, harmful trans fat, and artificial tastes and colors, is consumed. More than 60% of the calories consumed daily by Americans come from ultra-processed foods like bread, cereal, sweets, soda, and processed meats. High intake of ultra-processed foods has be...