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[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 14 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Arteries* - the big main pipes for blood that gets tapped leading into all your veins in all your limbs and organs

Caffeine increases heartrate similarly to exercise but unlike exercise your arteries don't open up for caffeine. So you're increasing flow but the pipes can't handle it all, meaning the heart has to PUSH HARDER and eventually this will lead to severe fatigue and heart failure. If you have additional risk factors like a high cholesterol diet (lots of meat) or are overweight then the arteries themselves can also become clogged and fail.

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 9 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (2 children)

I find it scary that I’ve never had a doctor bring any part of this up

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm 8 points 9 hours ago

That's probably because it's massively overblown. Drinking just a few cups of coffee a day is perfectly fine. Energy drinks are the devil's urine tho.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 12 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

It's one of those things where its a very normal slow death over the course of decades, less harmful than smoking or alcohol, so it often gets brushed off as low priority. The real issue isn't even coffee, imo, but people who take 400mg caffeine energy drinks daily or even multiple times per day.

[–] MrGerrit@feddit.nl 6 points 14 hours ago (1 children)
[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 5 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah I was just explaining what the doctor would have said, since you seemed confused about "muscles or nerves".

[–] MrGerrit@feddit.nl 7 points 14 hours ago

Much appreciated to take the time to do that. My story and your explanation can educate someone that comes across it.

Stay awesome dude.