I've got a confession to make! I'm a coffee-holic. Ever since I bought myself a Keurig single cup brewer, I've been drinking more coffee than ever before. I love the machine but it may be the death of me.I'm sure by now you are well aware the benefits of moderate caffeine consumption. What you may not be aware of is potential problems with consuming too much caffeine.As a quick reminder, here's the average breakdown of some typical beverages that contain caffeine.Average Caffeine Content in Coffee Beverages:* Starbucks Tall: 260 mg* Keurig K-cup: 200 mg* Drip coffee: 115-175 mg* Espresso: 100 mg* Brewed: 80-135 mg* Instant: 65-100 mg* Decaf, Keurig K-cup: 3-5 mg* Decaf, brewed: 3-4 mg* Decaf, instant: 2-3 mgModerate doses of caffeine demonstrates positive benefits.Moderate being defined as 200-300 mg of caffeine per day. For drip coffee, that might be 1 to 2 cups a day but for a K-cup lover like myself, it changes the scope of my habit. For those who make trips to Starbucks or Peet's, the playing field is isn't the same as instant coffee your parents drank in 1970. This is true for the wide range of sugary caffeinated beverages in existence today that simply did not exist a decade ago.
Moderate Caffeine Consumption = 200 - 300 mg per dayIn my college days, I could suck down 3 cups of Folgers ground coffee without a problem and still be under 400 mg a day. The source of the caffeine came from cheaper, less potent, store brands. Of course, the taste wasn't all that good but the caffeine levels overall were much lower.Here's just a few of the higher caffeine beverages on the market that will take you to the upper levels of moderate into heavy consumption with just ONE serving.
Heavy Caffeine Consumption = 500 - 600 mg per day* 5150 Juice: 500 mg* Fixx Extreme: 400 mg* Boo-Koo Energy: 360 mg* Redline Power Rush: 350 mg* Spike Double Shot: 350 mg* Spike Shotgun: 350 mg* Wired X344: 344 mg* Rockstar Punched Guava: 330 mg* Starbucks Grande Coffee: 330 mg* All City NRG: 300 mg* Speed Stack Pumped N.O.: 300 mg* SPIKE Shooter: 300 mg** There may be other additives in these drinks including sugar (topic for another post ) but the primary focus is on caffeine consumption. **While moderate caffeine consumption probably won't cause harm for most of the population unless you are extremely sensitive to caffeine, 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:Negative Effects of Caffeine:* Insomnia* Nervousness* Restlessness* Irritability* Nausea or other gastrointestinal problems* Fast or irregular heartbeat* Muscle tremors* Headaches* AnxietyWorried that you might be a heavy user of caffeine or going beyond the 600 mg per day?If you want to change your caffeine habits, you can try some or all of the following suggestions:* Track Your Consumption - Such an obvious statement but in the example that I mentioned above, as the situation changes, you should re-evaluate your consumption habits. What started off at 3 cups of regular ground coffee and is now 3 K-cups a day is a drastically different level of caffeine consumption.* Reduce Your Usage - Instead of 3 cups, try just 2. Reducing your consumption in little amounts over time will bring you back to normal levels without making a drastic or major cutback. 1 less cup of coffee could make all the difference.* Switch to Decaf - Love your coffee? Switch to a decaffeinated option. While it still has small amounts of caffeine, it's enough to bring you from heavy usage back to moderate.Caffeine offers many health benefits in moderate amounts between 200 - 300 mg per day. But, when you reach 600 mg a day, you've hit the upper limits of Heavy consumption. At this point, it would be wise to take some of the recommendations above to limit your usage. As with most supplements, some is good, more is not better. [EXTRACT] I have a confession to make! I am a coffee-holic. Since I bought a Keurig single cup beer, I have been drinking more coffee than ever. I love the machine, but can be the death of m me.I 'sure by now you know very well the benefits of moderate consumption of caffeine. What can not remember is any problems with abusing a reminder caffeine.As Quick, here is the average breakdown of some typical drinks containing caffeine content caffeine.Average coffee drinks, Starbucks * height: 260 mg * Keurig K-cup: 200 mg * Drip coffee: 115-175 mg * Espresso: 100 mg * Prepared: 80-135 mg * Instant: 65-100 mg * Decaffeinated, Keurig K-Cup: 3-5 mg * Decaffeinated, elaborated: 3 to 4 mg * Decaf, instant: 2-3 mgModerate caffeine benefits.Moderate shows positive is defined as 200 to 300 mg of caffeine per day. Coffee filter, which can be 1 to 2 cups a day, but for a lover of the K-cup, like me, change the scope of my practice. For those who make trips to Starbucks or Peet, the playing field is not the same as instant coffee drank his parents in 1970. This is true for the variety of sweet caffeine drinks available today that simply did not exist a decade ago. Moderate caffeine consumption = 200 - 300 mg per Dayin my college days, I suck for 3 cups of Folgers ground coffee with no problem and still be less than 400 mg a day. The source of caffeine came from cheaper store brands less powerful. Of course, the taste was not all good, but the caffeine levels in general were much lower.Here 's just some of the higher caffeinated beverages on the market that will lead to higher levels of moderate to heavy drinking with only a portion. Caffeine = 500 - 600 mg per day * Juice 5150: 500 mg * Fixx Extreme: 400 mg * Boo-Koo Energy: 360 mg * Redline Power Rush: 350 mg * Spike Double Shot: 350 mg * Spike Shotgun : 350 mg Wired * X344: 344 mg * Punched Guava Rockstar: 330 mg * Starbucks Coffee Grande: 330 mg * All City NRG: 300 mg of the stack * Speed Pump No.: 300 mg * Handle SPIKE: 300 mg ** You may have other additives such as sugar drinks (topic for another post), but the main focus is on the caffeine. ** While moderate caffeine consumption probably will not cause any harm for most people unless you are extremely sensitive to caffeine, too much can noticeably affect your health. Excessive consumption of caffeine a day - over 500 to 600 mg per day, or about four to seven cups of coffee - can cause: Negative effects of caffeine: * Insomnia * Nervousness * Restlessness * Irritability * Nausea or other gastrointestinal problems * fast or irregular heartbeat * Muscle tremors * Headaches * AnxietyWorried you can be a major consumer of caffeine or go beyond the 600 mg per day if want to change their habits of caffeine, you can try some or all of these suggestions? * Track your consumption - This obvious statement, but in the example I mentioned earlier, as the situation changes, you must re-evaluate their spending habits. What began at 3 cups of regular coffee grounds and is now K-3 cups a day is a dramatically different level of caffeine consumption reduce their use .* - instead of 3 cups, try to only 2. Reducing consumption in small amounts over time will bring you back to normal levels without making a drastic cut or important. 1 cup less of coffee could make all the difference. * Switch to decaf - Love your coffee? Switch to decaf option. Although still small amounts of caffeine is enough to bring back to intensive moderate.Caffeine offers many health benefits of moderate amounts of 200 - 300 mg per day. But coming to 600 mg a day, you've reached the upper limits of excessive consumption. At this point, it would be advisable to take some of the previous recommendations to limit its use. As with most supplements, some is good, more is not better.
