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How Much Caffeine is too Much?

posted in Entertainment | May 7, 2012 | 269 views

Maybe you feel jittery and have trouble concentrating at the end of the day, or perhaps you have a fever or throbbing headache. Either way, the symptoms of a caffeine overdose are usually very apparent– they often involve a trip to the toilet. Some symptoms of too much caffeine manifest themselves later in the day, such as insomnia and restlessness. But what about the gray area between a few cups of coffee and too much caffeine?

According to the Mayo Clinic, 200mg- 300mg of caffeine (2-4 cups of coffee) is healthy for adults. More than that is likely too much caffeine. Approximately 200mg is enough to reap all the positive benefits of caffeine (alertness, decreased risk of Alzheimer’s) without going overboard. More than 500mg is considered too much caffeine per day– I wouldn’t drink more than 4 cups.

Of course, everyone is different. Men tend to be more susceptible to the effects of caffeine than women. People ...read more

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