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Too much coffee

  • 14-08-2005 9:16pm
    #1
    MB44
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 301 ✭✭


    How bad is it to take too much coffee. Like what are the side effects in the long run


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  • #2
    Riamfada
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,246 ✭✭✭✭Riamfada


    there can never be to much coffee.


  • #3
    qz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,753 ✭✭✭qz


    Stained teeth?!


  • #4
    Vokes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,836 ✭✭✭Vokes


    How much is "too much"?

    If it's 10 cups a day then id say a side effect would be a severly blocked toilet.


  • #5
    foxybrowne
    Closed Accounts Posts: 520 ✭✭✭foxybrowne


    Just having a nice cup of Fairtrade now, lets see what it does for me.


  • #6
    Endurance Man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,240 ✭✭✭Endurance Man


    Well your teeth sure as hell aint gonna be white.
    Caffeine can also make you shaky, raise blood pressure, cause irregular heart beats or interfere with sleep.
    Try not get addicted to anything :rolleyes:


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  • #7
    kasintahan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,010 ✭✭✭kasintahan


    Caffeine is a white crystaline solid. It's not what darkens your teeth.

    http://coffeetea.about.com/cs/caffeine/a/caffeinefacts.htm

    As the most potent chemical component in coffee or tea, we are all very aware of caffeine. Next time you're sitting around the coffee shop, enjoying a latte and perhaps talking about coffee in general, you can appear quite learned by tossing around these caffeine facts.

    # The full chemical name for caffeine is 1,3,7-trimethylxanthine and its chemical formula is C8H10N4O2

    # Caffeine was first isolated from coffee in 1820

    # In its pure state, caffeine is a crystalline white powder

    # Caffeine can be found in 60 different plants

    # 10g of caffeine is considered a lethal dose

    # It's the most popular drug in the world. Ninety percent of Americans consume it in some form every day

    # Over 450,000,000 cups of coffee are consumed in the USA every day!

    # Darkly roasted coffee has less caffeine than lightly roasted

    # Contrary to popular belief, caffeine (or coffee) won't help someone sober up if they have had too much to drink

    How caffeine works
    Caffeine causes changes in the chemicals of your brain, mainly in 2 ways. It mimics adenosine, and binds to all the adenosine receptors in your brain. This prevents the real adenosine from doing its job, which happens to be the slowing down of nerve impulses and the causing of drowsiness. So your brain becomes more alert. Caffeine also increases the levels of dopamine in your brain, which improves your feeling of well-being and improves your mood. It's this dopamine effect that is the root of caffeine's addictive properties.


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