How much coffee per day is healthy?

1. Coffee is perhaps the most consumed drink in the Netherlands. A cup at breakfast to wake up, a cup of coffee during the break at work, and in the evening a cozy one on the couch ... For many people the amount of coffee they drink quickly increases.

2. Coffee is perhaps the most consumed drink in the Netherlands. A cup at breakfast to wake up, a cup of coffee at work during the break, and in the evening another cozy on the couch ... For many people, the amount of coffee they drink quickly increases.

1. Yet coffee is not only healthy. As always, it also applies here that excess is harmful. The question then is of course: how much coffee a day is still good for you? Do you drink too much of it or can you continue to enjoy your cup of comfort? We have figured out exactly what the guidelines are for you.

2. Yet coffee is not only healthy. As always, it also applies here that excess is harmful. The question is of course: how much coffee a day is still good for you? Do you drink too much of it or can you continue to enjoy your cup of comfort? We have figured out exactly what the guidelines are for you.

Benefits of coffee

1. Let's start on a positive note: the benefits of coffee. There are quite a few! The main advantages at a glance:

1. Research shows that coffee and tea drinkers are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes. This is not due to other factors such as blood pressure and certain mineral levels. So it seems that coffee does indeed reduce the risk of diabetes.

1. Furthermore, coffee beans contain a lot of antioxidants - even more than many vegetables and fruits! These substances counteract damage to the body cells and thus prevent, for example, chronic inflammation. This is good for your joints, for example, but can also help keep your skin beautiful.

1. Every coffee drinker knows that a few cups of coffee a day provides energy. This is useful for everyone, and can even provide extra benefits for athletes! Research shows that you can achieve even better performance with a cup of coffee before training.

1. And another advantage for athletes: a cup of coffee while exercising reduces the amount of muscle pain afterwards. Coffee may also improve muscle recovery, but that is not entirely clear yet.

Disadvantages of coffee

1. However, coffee also has a few drawbacks, which we should not ignore here. If you drink too much coffee a day, the stimulant effect of caffeine will shoot through. It makes you feel scared and rushed. Also, if you take too much caffeine, your night's sleep can worsen, and in some people it can even lead to feelings of anxiety.

2. Still, coffee also has a few drawbacks, which we should not ignore here. If you drink too much coffee a day, the stimulant effect of caffeine will shoot through. It makes you feel scared and rushed. Also, if you take too much caffeine, your night's sleep can worsen, and in some people it can even lead to feelings of anxiety.

1. Then there is the addictive effect: many people can no longer do without it, with all the consequences that entails. Withdrawal symptoms such as headaches and grumpiness are certainly no fun! It is therefore important to pay attention to this if you are going to drink more coffee.

Coffee and blood pressure?

1. Another factor that is often mentioned is the relationship between coffee and blood pressure. You have probably been warned that drinking a lot of coffee greatly increases blood pressure. However, that is a bit more complicated. Coffee does indeed slightly increase blood pressure, but only if you normally do not or hardly drink it!

2. Another factor that is often mentioned is the relationship between coffee and blood pressure. You've probably been warned that drinking a lot of coffee greatly increases blood pressure. However, that is a bit more complicated. Coffee does indeed increase blood pressure slightly, but only if you normally don't or hardly drink it!

1. If you take several cups daily or regularly, your body will get used to it. The effect of the caffeine on your blood pressure is then much less. In other words, blood pressure is not a reason for most people to significantly reduce coffee consumption.

Coffee and dehydration?

1. Coffee is also often linked to dehydration. Caffeine releases sodium from your kidneys, which must be eliminated through your urine. As a result, you have to go to the bathroom more often. But does that actually lead to a deteriorated fluid balance? Interestingly, that doesn't seem to be the case!

1. The reason is, again, habituation. If you actually never drink coffee, a good dose of caffeine can indeed cause poorer hydration. But if you drink a normal amount of coffee every day, you will not suddenly become dehydrated.

Is coffee healthy?

1. In short, is coffee healthy? If you drink it in normal amounts, there is no reason to renounce it. It does not have any major disadvantages, and it does have quite a few advantages - quite a good score, so. [! 180140 => 1140 = 14!] This is of course always about freshly brewed black coffee. If you add spoons of sugar, coffee is a lot less good for you right away. The same goes for syrups, cream and other fatty or sugary additives. Practically everything that you get at Starbucks therefore unfortunately does not fall into the healthy category!

2. In short, is coffee healthy? If you drink it in normal amounts, there is no reason to renounce it. It does not have any major disadvantages, and it does have quite a few advantages - quite a good score, so.

1. This is of course always about freshly brewed black coffee. If you add spoons of sugar, coffee is a lot less good for you. The same goes for syrups, cream and other fatty or sugary additives. Practically everything that you get at Starbucks therefore unfortunately does not fall into the healthy category!

How much coffee per day?

1. But if you go for healthy coffee, without sugar and at most with a little milk, then there is nothing wrong with a normal portion per day. The question is of course: how much coffee per day is a normal portion?

1. The Nutrition Center indicates that 400 mg of caffeine should in any case have no side effects. That equates to about 5 cups of coffee, or 10 cups of green or black tea. Some people are also not affected by slightly higher doses, but it is not advisable to go far beyond this.

1. It also makes a difference when you drink that coffee. Caffeine will last longer than you think! This can disrupt the quality of your sleep and lead to fatigue. It is best not to drink coffee after 4 pm.

What does caffeine contain?

1. Please note that the advice of the Nutrition Center is about caffeine, not coffee. So it is better not to drink 5 cups of coffee a day if you also get a lot of caffeine from other sources!

1. Caffeinated drinks that you shouldn't drink are cola and energy drinks. Cola contains about half as much caffeine as coffee, energy drinks roughly the same. However, both are also packed with added sugars. Therefore, these are certainly not healthy sources of caffeine.

1. Black tea and green tea also contain about half the caffeine in coffee. So for every two glasses of tea you drink, you take one less cup of coffee. Herbal tea is also caffeine-free; you do not have to include that in the calculation.