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w much coffee is enough? Too much caffeine is not good for the body, but meticulously keeping track of daily caffeine intake is too much of a hassle.
It’s not only coffee that has caffeine. Coke, chocolate, energy drinks, and green tea all have caffeine.
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) recommends 400 mg of caffeine a day for adults, 300 mg for pregnant women, and 2.5 mg per kilogram for young children.
A can of coffee most people drink contains 74 mg of caffeine, instant mix coffee has 69 mg, one teabag has 15 mg, compared to 23 mg for one can of coke, and 16 mg for a bar of chocolate.
An overdose of caffeine may lead to insomnia, anxiety, nausea and excess stomach acid.
These may be especially harmful to children.
“Caffeinated products should label their products as high in caffeine if their products contain more than 0.15 mg of caffeine per milliliter,” suggested the MFDS.
“Starting this year, caffeine products have been mandated to list the amount of caffeine in their products.”
w much coffee is enough? Too much caffeine is not good for the body, but meticulously keeping track of daily caffeine intake is too much of a hassle.It’s not only coffee that has caffeine. Coke, chocolate, energy drinks, and green tea all have caffeine.
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) recommends 400 mg of caffeine a day for adults, 300 mg for pregnant women, and 2.5 mg per kilogram for young children.
A can of coffee most people drink contains 74 mg of caffeine, instant mix coffee has 69 mg, one teabag has 15 mg, compared to 23 mg for one can of coke, and 16 mg for a bar of chocolate.
An overdose of caffeine may lead to insomnia, anxiety, nausea and excess stomach acid.
These may be especially harmful to children.
“Caffeinated products should label their products as high in caffeine if their products contain more than 0.15 mg of caffeine per milliliter,” suggested the MFDS.
“Starting this year, caffeine products have been mandated to list the amount of caffeine in their products.”
