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Drinking up to five cups of coffee per day is perfectly safe for most people, according to a major new study.
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Four chambers of the heart: right atrium, right ventricle, left atrium, left ventricle. (American Heart Association via SWNS)
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Dr. Gregory M. Marcus, Chair of the volunteer writing group for the scientific statement “Caffeine and Cardiovascular Disease,” a professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine and the associate chief of Cardiology for Research at the University of California, San Francisco Health. (UCSF via SWNS)
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Drinking two to four cups of caffeinated coffee was linked to many positive things for your heart. (American Heart Association via SWNS)
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