| class="googleright"> | | | | foods and drinks. In fact, we often look to such |
| Are you a three-cup-of-coffee morning person? | | | | caffeine-rich products to give us boosts of energy |
| Maybe two does the jobâmaybe even | | | | during the day. |
| more? In the United States the average adult | | | | Do you ever wonder whether all that caffeine might |
| consumes 280 milligrams of caffeine daily (the | | | | be harmful to your health? Research studies provide |
| equivalent of 17 ounces of brewed coffee or 84 | | | | conflicting results on whether caffeine is good or bad. |
| ounces of soft drink).6 | | | | The American Medical Association (AMA) maintains |
| Caffeine is found in several of the foods we | | | | that moderate caffeine consumption is safe provided |
| consume throughout the day, including coffee, tea, | | | | other lifestyle habits like diet, and alcohol consumption |
| soft drinks, energy drinks, cocoa and chocolate-based | | | | is moderate. |