MamasHealth.com Home Nutrition Pages Antioxidants Bottled Water Caffeine Calcium Calories Carbohydrates Eat Healthy Eat Healthy Tips Eating Light Eat Light While Out Egg Facts Enriched vs Fortified Essential Fats Fiber Fiber Sources Healthy Foods Healthy Low Carb Diets Healthful Recipes Iron Low Carb Diets Nutrient Absorption Nutrient Deficiency Nutrition & Hemodialysis Nutrition for Athletes Nutrition Labels Nutritious Shopping Probiotic Foods Protein School Lunch Soy Coffee Supplements Supplements Effective? Supplement Tips Vegetarian Diets Vitamins Water Links Healthful Recipes Healthful Meals Food Distribution Healthful Fruits Email Mama Sign up for the MamasHealth Newsletter	What is Caffeine? Caffeine occurs naturally in over 60 different types of plants. The most common sources of caffeine in the Western diet are coffee, tea, cola, and energy drinks. Soy Coffee=Low Caffeine? Soy coffee is a coffee made using soy beans and coffee beans. Soy coffee is ideal for people who would like a healthier alternative to regular coffee. Soy coffee often has less caffeine than regular coffee. What are the effects of Caffeine? There are several short-term effects of caffeine. Some of the most common short-term effects of drinking caffeine are: increased alertness (caffeine is a mild stimulant) makes your heart beat faster (caffeine is a mild stimulant) makes you go to the toilet more (caffeine is a diuretic) raises your body temperature makes your digestive system produce more acid. Caffeine can take 4 to 6 hours for the effects of caffeine to wear off. How much caffeine is too much? Moderate caffeine intake is probably not harmful to healthy adults. However, regular large amounts (over 350mg/day) may cause dependency, also called caffeinism and adversely affect health. Large amounts of cola drinks (34 - 68 fl.oz per day) as well as daily morning coffee may also lead to excessive caffeine intake. What are the symptoms of excessive caffeine intake? Some of the most common symptoms of excessive caffeine intake are: chronic insomnia persistent anxiety depression restlessness heart palpitations upset stomach headaches when caffeine is not present Caffeine content in common Products Instant coffee 146 mg per cup Cocoa 110 mg per cup Decaffeinated coffee 4 mg per cup Loose tea, 5 minute brew 40 mg per cup Bag tea, 5 minute brew 46 mg per cup Coca-cola 65 mg per 12-ounce can Diet Dr. Pepper 54 mg per 12-ounce can Dr. Pepper 61 mg per 12-ounce can Mountain Dew 55 mg per 12-ounce can Pepsi-Cola 43 mg per 12-ounce can Excedrine 65 mg per tablet Midol 132 mg per tablet No-Doz 100 mg per tablet Bad news about caffeine? A Finish study found that the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis increases in people drinking several cups or more of coffee daily. Unfiltered coffee can raise blood cholesterol. Coffee does not make a drunk person sober up, it just makes them wide awake. Excess caffeine can increase the risk of osteoporosis and fractures. Two cans of cola drinks can cause anxiety and reduces the ability to sleep. Caffeine may increase the symptoms of fibrocystic breast lumps in some women.	Featured Book
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