New study confirms that your body can handle more coffee than you ever knew

New study confirms that your body can handle more coffee than you ever knewNew study confirms that your body can handle more coffee than you ever knewAdmit it, youve wondered during those late working nights or foggy mornings how much coffee can you drink before you do yourself physical harm?Its been hard to get an answer until today. Oh, sure, theres been speculation, but nothing a coffee addict can definitely trust. Government regulatorshave long been conflicted about our human limit to drinking coffee. Health Canada says four cups of coffee is the recommended limit, while theFood and Drug Administration recommends no more than three eight-ounce cups of coffee before you become a jittery hot mess.But morning coffee lovers like me can rejoice that the latest science is on our side.In an April study, zwischenstaatlich Life Sciences Institute researchers conducteda systemic review of15 years of data on caffeine.We finally have the answer weve been seeking.They found that four eight-ou nce cups of coffee were acceptable in healthy adults 400 mg caffeine/day in healthy adults is not associated with overt, adverse cardiovascular effects, behavioral effects, reproductive and developmental effects, acute effects, or bone status.Your official coffee limitWhat that adds up to 4 cups of plain brewed coffee10 cans of caffeinated soda two of those tiny energy shots or five - yes, five - Red Bull-type energy drinks.The 85% of U.S. adults who are already drinking one cup of coffee a day can now relax. Having a caffeinehabit isnt as dangerous as headlines reading coffee can kill you are leading us to believe.Although caffeine consumptionhas been previouslylinked to miscarriage risks, the new study found that pregnant women can safely consume up to 300 milligrams of coffee.After that threshold in healthy adults, you may run into downsides, including increased unhappiness, depression and anxiety.Of course, coffee affects everyone differently. Just because research says an ave rage adult can guzzle down four cups, doesnt mean you necessarily should. Everyone has a different tolerance to it.Theres a great deal of inter-individual variability in how people respond to caffeine. Thats one of the research gaps. We need to better identify differences and identify people who are more sensitive,Esther Myers, one of the studys researchers, told The Atlantic.As with every beverage, know your limits and drinkin moderation.