You may know that coffee contains caffeine, which is a stimulant. You may also know that over time, people who consume coffee drinks and energy drinks tend to have higher blood pressure than those who don’t.
Caffeine is the main reason why energy drinks are so popular and why people often use them. Like coffee, energy drinks give people that caffeine jolt they are looking for to stay active and awake.
The Effects Of Energy Drinks
Mayo Clinic researchers decided to look at the effects of energy drinks on the blood pressures of 25 healthy volunteers ranging from 19 to 40 years old. They had the participants drink a can of energy drink one day, and then a placebo the next day.
The researchers found that average systolic blood pressure increased 3 percent more after the subjects drank an energy drink, compared with after they drank the placebo drink.
The spike was sharper in participants who were not regular coffee drinkers because those who partake of coffee regularly tend to build up a tolerance to caffeine; their blood pressure went up less, if at all.
What Are Your Blood Pressure Numbers?
The only way to know (diagnose) if you have high blood pressure (HBP or hypertension) is to have your blood pressure tested. Understanding your blood pressure numbers is key to controlling high blood pressure.
Knowing Your Blood Pressure Category
Learn what’s considered normal, as recommended by the American Heart Association.
| Blood Pressure Category |
Systolic mm Hg (upper #) |
Diastolic mm Hg (lower #) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal | less than 120 | and | less than 80 |
| Prehypertension | 120 – 139 | or | 80 – 89 |
| High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Stage 1 |
140 – 159 | or | 90 – 99 |
| High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Stage 2 |
160 or higher | or | 100 or higher |
| Hypertensive Crisis (Emergency care needed) |
Higher than 180 |
or | Higher than 110 |
You may know that coffee contains caffeine, which is a stimulant. You may also know that over time, people who consume coffee drinks and energy drinks tend to have higher blood pressure than those who don’t.
Caffeine is the main reason why energy drinks are so popular and why people often use them. Like coffee, energy drinks give people that caffeine jolt they are looking for to stay active and awake.
The Effects Of Energy Drinks
Mayo Clinic researchers decided to look at the effects of energy drinks on the blood pressures of 25 healthy volunteers ranging from 19 to 40 years old. They had the participants drink a can of energy drink one day, and then a placebo the next day.
The researchers found that average systolic blood pressure increased 3 percent more after the subjects drank an energy drink, compared with after they drank the placebo drink.
The spike was sharper in participants who were not regular coffee drinkers because those who partake of coffee regularly tend to build up a tolerance to caffeine; their blood pressure went up less, if at all.
What Are Your Blood Pressure Numbers?
The only way to know (diagnose) if you have high blood pressure (HBP or hypertension) is to have your blood pressure tested. Understanding your blood pressure numbers is key to controlling high blood pressure.
Knowing Your Blood Pressure Category
Learn what’s considered normal, as recommended by the American Heart Association.