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Coffee, with multiple benefits, in the end is nothing less than addictive. But, it depends on how you drink it.
Coffee can be a zero calorie drink, but in the end, it’s not the nutrition you get when you enjoy it. Excess caffeine, in any form can cause problems, such as insomnia, increased blood pressure, anxiety, heart palpitations, digestive problems, fatigue, and most importantly, addiction. Hence, it is important for you to limit your coffee drinking habits and keep them under control.
Then, how many cups of coffee a day? As reported by the Times of India, the caffeine content can be worrying, an average cup of coffee can have anywhere from 40 milligrams to 400 milligrams of caffeine. (Also read: 4 Kalimat Berkesan Drama “It’s Okay to Not Be Okay”).
It’s entirely possible that most of us, on average, consume up to 100 mg of caffeine throughout the day. However, 400 mg is the maximum amount that people can technically consume. Anything more than that can potentially damage the body and that is what experts call ‘too much’.
A study conducted by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition has examined people who drink more than six cups of coffee a day to be 22% more likely to fall prey to cardiovascular disease and developmental disease than those who admit to drinking one or two cups of coffee a day.
This claim does not depend on how the person’s metabolic rate is. 400 mg of caffeine consumption, although the same coffee is found in about 10 cans of cola or soft drinks or 2 energy drinks. Think of your coffee intake this way and you will realize the dangers of drinking so much coffee in a day.
In the study also mentioned, getting in the habit of drinking more coffee than is considered okay can also cause nervous disorders and seizures.
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