What Is A Healthy Daily Amount Of Caffeine?
Health Canada recommends that average adults limit their daily caffeine intake to 400-450 mg. That level hasn’t been associated with any adverse effects. But the daily dosage changes if you’re a woman in her child-bearing years or a child. Here’s the maximum daily caffeine intake recommended for those two groups: Children 4-6 Years: 45mg 7-9 Years: 62.5mg 10-12 Years: 300mg Women Women planning on getting pregnant, already pregnant or breastfeeding mothers: 300 mg Source: Health Canada & U.S. National Institutes Of Health Caffeine is also the subject of much speculation on the Internet. One of the strangest sites devoted to the substance has to be “Death by Caffeine”, a place where you can calculate how much of the drug it would take to kill you. To see it, click here. Save this page on del.icio.us Sign up for a del.icio.us account here to save your bookmarks for free online.