This October 1, international coffee day is celebrated, to pay tribute to one of the most preferred and consumed beverages in the world. There are those who abuse it, while others do not feel completely well, so it is convenient to know how many cups of coffee you can drink a day.
It should be noted that this event was officially established in 2015 and was first launched in the Italian city of Milan. It is a day in which you want to promote fair trade in coffee, as it happens with many other products.
How much coffee can we drink per day?
The caffeine in this drink puts us on alert, especially on the day when we are much more asleep, but experts do not recommend overdoing it , and stop drinking coffee, if you feel bad, we have anxiety, and especially from the late, because it makes it difficult for us to be sleepy and thus sleep well.
Professionals recommend not exceeding 550 milligrams of caffeine a day , although this may vary from person to person, since as we have said it is not favorable for those who may have hypertension and also anxiety, stress and others, because they can directly affect the nervous system of the person.
How many cups to drink?
We know the number of milligrams, but how many cups does it correspond to? Apparently it depends on the type of coffee and how we prepare it. Decaffeinated instant coffee barely has 1 milligram of caffeine, but the one known to all as espresso, which is what many people drink to wake up, is somewhat stronger and can contain 250 milligrams of caffeine per cup.
Thus, it is advisable not to taste more than four cups of coffee a day . It also depends on the quantity, if we mix it with milk or other ingredients, etc.
The caffeine
As we have highlighted, and although it has various benefits for the body, we must know that caffeine is a floor-active drug and that if we overdo it, we may be dependent on it and not feel entirely good.
This way it acts on the nervous system but it can also cause certain secretion of stomach acid and that is why some people have stomach pain when they drink one or two cups of coffee. Its laxative effect on the stomach is also known to all.
So some people prefer to drink tea, and various natural ingredients to wake up and give energy every morning.
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