Many people focus on salt when discussing nutrition and hypertension. And just so we’re honest, you need to be careful and limit your sodium consumption each day. In general, the American Heart Association recommends no more than 2,300 milligrams (mg) of salt per day (or roughly a teaspoon), with a target of 1,500 mg (or more) for those with hypertension.
Dr. Karishma Patwa, a cardiologist with Manhattan Cardiology in NYC, notes, “There can be sneaky ingredients in our food and drink that can be sabotaging our efforts to live a healthy lifestyle and increasing our risk factors for serious diseases.”
According to cardiologists, your caffeinated energy drink could be the quiet culprit here. Energy drinks contain caffeine and other ingredients that can affect blood pressure. A study at the Journal of the American Heart Association showed 34 adults indicated that those who consumed 32 ounces of energy drinks in one hour had higher blood pressure for up to four hours afterward. Read the article.
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