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:wavey: Morning campers,
Now this may seem like an odd question to ask but please bear with me on this...............
A few people have told me recently that exceeding a certain amount of coffee consumption per day is bad for you.
Now obviously this is common sense, what with the caffeine (sp?)in non de-caf, but how much is [b]too[/b] much?
I know I drink a lot of coffee (about 12 cups a day) and I can't stand tea :yuck: but am I drinking too much?
And what harm, if any, will it do me?
Now this may seem like an odd question to ask but please bear with me on this...............
A few people have told me recently that exceeding a certain amount of coffee consumption per day is bad for you.
Now obviously this is common sense, what with the caffeine (sp?)in non de-caf, but how much is [b]too[/b] much?
I know I drink a lot of coffee (about 12 cups a day) and I can't stand tea :yuck: but am I drinking too much?
And what harm, if any, will it do me?
but I do have plenty of mints handy to clear the coffee breath! Just nicked from a quick google;
Taken from
www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/NU/00600.html
some website said said:
Though moderate caffeine intake isn't likely to cause harm, too much can noticeably affect your health. Heavy daily caffeine use — more than 500 to 600 mg a day, or about four to seven cups of coffee — can cause:
Restlessness
Anxiety
Irritability
Muscle tremors
Sleeplessness
Headaches
Nausea, diarrhea or other gastrointestinal problems
Abnormal heart rhythms
Taken from
www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/NU/00600.html
tonyhetherington said:
Just nicked from a quick google;
some website said said:
Though moderate caffeine intake isn't likely to cause harm, too much can noticeably affect your health. Heavy daily caffeine use — more than 500 to 600 mg a day, or about four to seven cups of coffee — can cause:
Restlessness
Anxiety
Irritability
Muscle tremors
Sleeplessness
Headaches
Nausea, diarrhea or other gastrointestinal problems
Abnormal heart rhythms
Taken from
www.cnn.com/HEALTH/library/NU/00600.html
The first three do sound a wee bit familiar it has to be said! That makes some scary reading!
I've just finished my fourth cup this morning and the kettle is already calling again. I don't see the point in worrying about coffee if you're a smoker 
I am a couple of pots a day person too.
I drink my coffee black, no sugar so at least it is just the caffeine to worry about.
However if you use good coffee, Arabica beans only, and ABSOLUTELY NO FILTHY INSTANT, this helps as higher quality coffee has less caffeine than cheap stuff.
Balance it out with plenty water, caffeine dehydrates big time.
I have stopped taking anything other than fruit before noon so this has reduced my intake however, if i get to around 3-4pm and I haven't had any coffee things get very dark. Then the headache starts.
I drink my coffee black, no sugar so at least it is just the caffeine to worry about.
However if you use good coffee, Arabica beans only, and ABSOLUTELY NO FILTHY INSTANT, this helps as higher quality coffee has less caffeine than cheap stuff.
Balance it out with plenty water, caffeine dehydrates big time.
I have stopped taking anything other than fruit before noon so this has reduced my intake however, if i get to around 3-4pm and I haven't had any coffee things get very dark. Then the headache starts.
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