A new report given before the European Society of Cardiology Congress suggests that drinking coffee could help older people who suffer from high blood pressure.
According to lead researcher Christina Chrysohoou of the University of Athens in Greece, older people who drink one to two cups of coffee a day elastic blood vessels than those who drink less or more.
For the study, Chrysohoou and her team examined 485 Greek men and women between the ages of 65 and 100. They found that 56 percent of the group drank one or two cups of coffee a day and that the people in that group had 25 percent greater blood vessel elasticity.
"We were aiming to evaluate the secrets of the long-livers of Ikaria," Chrysohoou told WebMD.
She added, "We recommend hypertensive patients drink coffee in moderation, just one to two cups a day, as it seems that it may improve arterial aging," Chrysohoou says.
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