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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.
With most subjects, blood pressure rose with the initial consumption of coffee. Coffee had the strongest effect on those subjects who were prone to hypertension in the first place. However, researchers found that the regular consumption of black coffee had no long-lasting effects on blood pressure.