Somewhere between 80 and 85 percent of Americans consume coffee regularly.
This is according to the American Psychological Association.
A portion of those coffee drinkers are the sometimes proud junkies who drag the nation’s average up to 165 milligrams (about two cups) of caffeine per day. An FDA estimate puts the average closer to 300 milligrams. Either way, for the average to be there, there’s a segment of the populations drinking much more.
For those jittery coffee hounds, a new study published in Food and Chemical Toxicology has good news. It suggests you can surpass the average and hit 400 milligrams of caffeine without worry.
The study was a review of more than 700 studies published between 2001 and 2015. It looked at the potential toxic effects of consuming too much caffeine. Additionally, the researchers specifically looked at “acute toxicity, cardiovascular toxicity, bone and calcium effects, behavior, and development and reproduction.” They determined that 400 milligrams is fine for a healthy adult. (And that number is 300 milligrams for pregnant women.)
“[T]he evidence also generally supports that consumption of up to 400 mg caffeine/day in healthy adults is not associated with overt, adverse cardiovascular effects. As well, it is not linked to behavioral effects. Nor any reproductive and developmental effects, acute effects, or bone status,” the study states.
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