Despite what your doctor may tell you, drinking coffee can stop the heart fluttering.
Coffee protects against atrial fibrillation (AFib), a common heart rhythm disorder that causes the heart to beat too quickly and irregularly, sometimes leading to stroke or heart failure.
Doctors warn patients not to drink coffee, but a new study has discovered that drinking just one cup a day reduces the chances of AFib by 39 percent. And because coffee is also a diuretic, it could be reducing blood pressure levels, say scientists at University of California at San Francisco (UCSF).
The researchers had tested 200 people with AFib or a related condition known as atrial flutter, to discover the effects of coffee and other caffeinated drinks on their hearts. Some drank one cup of coffee a day, while the rest abstained for up to six months.
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