People suffering from cardiovascular diseases and high blood pressure should abandon energy drinks, according to American doctors from Henry Ford Hospital, according to an Internet publication for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old Pannochka. Net Scientists conducted a study in which volunteers took part, drinking two energy banks every day. The heart rhythm and pressure of the participants in the experiment were measured within 30 minutes after drinking, and then after an hour, two, three and four hours. The heart rate for the first day of testing increased by 7.8%, and a week later - by 11%. Arterial pressure at the end of the study increased by at least seven percent.

Doctors warn that for patients with a heart condition and unstable pressure, the consequences of taking energy drinks can be serious and severely harm health. According to them, energy carries a potential risk to the heart, and hypertension and cores such drinks are strictly contraindicated even in small doses.

The content of high levels of caffeine and taurine in power engineering can be responsible for increased pressure and increased heart rate, according to clinicians. It is proved that both substances have a direct effect on the cardiac function. At the same time, the level of caffeine in one can of the energy drink is a value corresponding to at least one or two cups of coffee.

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