I drink iced tea like crazy during the day, are there any possible health risks (i.e. weight gain) that go along with drinking too much caffeine?
2007-02-22 05:21:00 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
I'm worried that I'm drinking too much coffee. How much is too much?
The current recommendations regarding caffeine are three cups of coffee or tea per day or less. Whenever a person tells me, he or she drinks more than three cups per day, I recommend a gradual reduction in coffee or tea drinking to three cups. An immediate switch to the same amount of decaffeinated coffee or tea will produce symptoms of caffeine withdrawal (irritability, headache and inability to work effectively, nervousness, restlessness and tiredness). If you currently drink more than three cups, cut down by one cup per day every three or four days until you are down to three cups per day. This will help reduce the symptoms of caffeine withdrawal. While you are cutting down, you can replace one cup of caffeine-containing coffee for one cup of decaffeinated coffee. Sometimes, it is hard to keep track of how many cups of coffee you drink per day. Limit yourself to one cup of caffeine-containing coffee per meal. If you want more coffee, switch to decafe. Also, try to avoid drinking all three caffeinated cups at the same time.
2007-02-22 05:28:41 · answer #1 · answered by iroc 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can't answer your question but I have a suggestion if you are concerned. I do the same thing as does my son so what I started to do what get caffeine free tea bags. You CAN NOT tell the difference, I have been a tea junkie my whole life and the caffeine free tastes the same. Is it better for you? Don't know but it lessens my caffeine intake so....
2007-02-22 13:28:07 · answer #2 · answered by Lisa B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually the benefits of tea are outweighed by the sugar (if any) in it. Tea is light in caffeine compared to coffee. The addiction is more a matter of concern.
2007-02-22 13:26:51 · answer #3 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Caffine is addictive, so .... that's a problem. Iced tea can also have sugar (if you drink the sweetened kind) so ... that's also bad. I've heard that a cup or two of coffee/tea is how much people should be drinking a day.
2007-02-22 13:26:32 · answer #4 · answered by revsoccer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you're hyper, the room is spinning, etc...
I think that there are probably a couple risks to drinking caffeine, but not a problem if you moderate yourself.
2007-02-22 13:25:19 · answer #5 · answered by Maxie D 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bad when we become an addict - kills the appetite
2007-02-22 13:29:01 · answer #6 · answered by hari prasad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋