Im a cardiologist the 4 worst drinks for heart health including a dangerous Starbucks order

Your favorite Starbucks order might just be a latte for your heart.Dr.

Evan Levine is a cardiologist in Scarsdale, New York with over 30 years of experience.He also runs a very popular TikTok channel where he frequently doles out brutally honest — and often a little comical — advice on topics like preventing a heart attack and which healthcare “quacks” to ignore.He recently shared a video revealing the “ten most toxic drinks for your heart.” We spoke to Levine about which beverages made his top four — including a previous personal favorite — and why.We’d hate to break your heart — but that caramel frap might be a poison arrow to your arteries.

“A grande iced frap used to be my favorite,” Levine told The Post.“Until i realized i actually got a high off this stuff and then crashed within two hours.”That’s because it’s got almost 100 mg of caffeine and 51 grams of sugar — the equivalent of 13 teaspoons.

“People may not realize but that’s almost as much sugar as the Monster energy drink — 57 grams — but less than the 160 mg of caffeine.”Still, Levine believes “it’s potentially dangerous stress on the heart for anyone with heart disease to drink these concoctions of caffeine and sugar and a perfect storm to induce palpitations.”He notes that’s especially true for anyone trying to get a little pick-me-up.“Adding alcohol for a boost or a hangover cure only makes it worse,” he warns.

According to Levine, drinking booze is “likely safe if you have one or less drinks a day if you have no heart problems, but alcohol intake increases blood pressure, triglycerides, atrial fibrillation and — in higher doses — is a direct toxin to the heart, so much so we have a phrase in cardiology — alcohol cardiomyopathy.”Alcohol cardiomyopathy is a heart condition caused specifically by chronic heavy alcohol consumption — and it can be fatal.Before you ask — yes, Levine concurs with the recent debunking of the common w...