Americans love their coffee, but too much caffeine can cause unwanted side effects. Although some are difficult to pin directly on the abuse of America's favorite recreational drug, here's a list of what some anti-caffeine groups are saying you might be risking:


1. Cardiovascular Problems
Caffeine increases heart rate, blood pressure, and can contribute to the development of heart disease. Both decaffeinated and regular coffee can increase your cholesterol and homocysteine, the biochemical that science has linked to increased risk for heart attack.

2. Stress
Caffeine stimulates the excretion of stress hormones which can produce increased levels of anxiety, muscular tension and pain, anxiety, insomnia and muscle disturbances.

3. Emotional Disturbances
Anxiety and irritability are hallmark mood disturbances associated with caffeine consumption, but equally important is depression and attention disorders which can occur after caffeine's effects wear off.

4. Blood Sugar Problems
Diabetics and hypoglycemics need to avoid caffeine because it stimulates a surge in blood sugar which is followed by an overproduction of insulin that causes a blood sugar crash within hours. This is particularly bad for those of us who are trying to lose weight. These creashes can cause weight gain since insulin 'tells" your body to store excess sugar as fat.

5. Gastrointestinal Problems
Too much caffeine can upset your stomach. Coffee, for example, increases the secretion of hydrochloric acid leading to an increased risk for ulcers. Coffee also reduces the pressure on the valve between the esophagus and the stomach so that the highly acidic contents of the stomach pass up to the esophagus leading to heartburn and gastro-esophageal reflux disease. With America's high consumption of coffee, its no wonder the best selling over-the-counter drugs are the so-called antacids.

6. Nutritional Deficiencies
Caffeine inhibits the absorption of some nutrients and causes the urinary excretion of calcium, magnesium, potassium, iron and trace minerals.

7. Male Health Problems
Researchers have found that men can significantly reduce their risk for urinary and prostate problems by making dietary changes which include eliminating coffee and caffeine.

8. Female Health Problems
Fibrocystic breast disease, PMS, osteoporosis, infertility problems, miscarriage, low birth weight infants, and menopausal problems such as hot flashes are all increased by caffeine consumption.

9. Aging
Many people find in their forties that they can no longer tolerate the same level of caffeine consumption as they could in their twenties and thirties. Caffeine dehydrates the body and contributes to the aging of the skin and kidneys.

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