Why the study?
Does coffee or tea drinking reduce postprandial falls in blood pressure in older adults?
Population
171 healthy non-smokers over the age of 50 years, including normotensives, untreated hypertensives, and…
Comparison
Coffee drinking and tea drinking vs Abstaining from caffeine
Design
RCT, randomized controlled intervention
Authors
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May support coffee or tea with meals to blunt postprandial hypotension in older adults; extends RCT evidence on acute BP stabilization.
Does coffee or tea drinking reduce postprandial falls in blood pressure in older adults?
Both tea and coffee drinking may attenuate postprandial falls in systolic blood pressure in older adults, though coffee may increase fasting diastolic pressure in untreated hypertensives.
Rakic et al. (1996) studied this question.
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