Are you addicted to coffee?
Many of us love to start the day with a steaming cup of coffee. Many also enjoy additional cups through the day.
Though you needn't be worried if you enjoy an occasional cuppa, if you really look at the way people consume coffee and soft drinks, you will find that most people consume more than 300 mg per day.
One cup is equal to a six ounce serving or 180 ml.
This would contain between 70-80 mg of caffeine. But most people drink a large mug of coffee equal to 12 to 14 ounces, which contains 160 mg of caffeine per mug.
Two to three such mugs a day makes your caffeine intake approximately 500 mg per day. It is important to know that caffeine's effects are different for each person.
Some people, mostly men can successfully detoxify 300 mg of caffeine over the course of a day without any serious damage to the body, while most women are almost certain to experience significant adverse effects from the same amount of caffeine.
As for someone under a great deal of stress, even one cup may be enough to trigger the negative effects of caffeine. The effects of caffeine depend on your age, stress levels, body weight, gender and general health status.
It's also true that caffeine may affect the same person differently at different times. Most of the negative effects of caffeine are not a concern with occasional use, but can occur with regular use of more than 100 mg in some individuals.
If you think you crave far too many cups of coffee than what is good for your body, here's a way to find out.
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The coffee-addiction quiz
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Do you depend on caffeine for your bowel movement?
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Do you experience stiffness in your neck, shoulders and legs?
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Do you suffer from PMS, cramps and painful lumps in the breasts?
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Do you experience frequent mood swings and anxiety?
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Do you suffer from gas, bloat or cramps?
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Do you wake up feeling tired?
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Do you experience irregular heartbeat and occasional shortness of breath?
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Do you have cold hands?
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Do you have bodyache and back pain? Do you experience stiffness in your joints?
If you have said yes to at least five conditions, then you should seriously work towards decreasing your caffeine intake.
HT Media Ltd
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