Array ( [actionDate] => 2008-12-11 [displayText] => Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(text as passed Senate: CR S10958) [externalActionCode] => 17000 [description] => Passed Senate )
If you increase the amount of fruits and vegetables in your diet, you will also lower your blood pressure. Coffee contains caffeine which is a stimulant and can cause your blood vessels to contract and increase your blood pressure. However, this amount is small, and may or may not be significant.
CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECTS, BLOOD PRESSURE, AND KIDNEY DISEASE. There is some evidence that caffeine can cause momentary increases in the blood pressure (up to 10 mm Hg), especially in people who are not habitual coffee drinkers. However, this effect is enhanced in the elderly, and people who have underlying hypertension.