Jpopy@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoEvery generation has some product/ingredient that they didn’t know was dangerous at the time: tobacco, lead, asbestos, etc. What is that item for this generation?message-squaremessage-square655fedilinkarrow-up1738arrow-down119
arrow-up1719arrow-down1message-squareEvery generation has some product/ingredient that they didn’t know was dangerous at the time: tobacco, lead, asbestos, etc. What is that item for this generation?Jpopy@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square655fedilink
minus-squareoce 🐆linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoIt’s not the purity, it’s the dose, like any chemical the dose makes the poison. The FDA recommends staying under 5 cups (400 mg) a day to avoid negative effects with an average person. It says toxic effects can be observed with rapid consumption of 12 cups, or 0.15 tablespoons of pure caffeine. https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/spilling-beans-how-much-caffeine-too-much
It’s not the purity, it’s the dose, like any chemical the dose makes the poison.
The FDA recommends staying under 5 cups (400 mg) a day to avoid negative effects with an average person.
It says toxic effects can be observed with rapid consumption of 12 cups, or 0.15 tablespoons of pure caffeine. https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/spilling-beans-how-much-caffeine-too-much