Drinking up to 5 cups of coffee a day could reduce heart risk, new report says

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Coffee lovers may not need to feel guilty about reaching for another cup.

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The American Heart Association issued a scientific statement Monday announcing that consuming up to 400 milligrams of caffeine per day, the equivalent of five eight-ounce cups of caffeinated coffee, is “generally safe for most adults,” according to recent studies.

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In the latest episode of This Month in Health, CBS 17’s Liz Ortiz sits down with Dr. Manesh Patel, Chief of the Division of Cardiology at Duke University School of Medicine and the newly named American Heart Association President, to discuss what coffee drinkers need to know. 

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