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Date: 2020-06-10

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Caffeine occurs naturally in certain plants, nuts, and seeds and manufacturers add it to some foods and drinks.

It has a range of effects on the body, from suppressing appetite to making a person feel more awake.

Caffeine is a stimulant, meaning that it increases some of the body’s processes. For example, messages moving between the brain and body can travel faster. This is one reason why a person may feel more alert or focused after consuming caffeine.

Heart rate and breathing may also speed up after someone consumes caffeine. Most of the effects on the body are short term and do not cause lasting harm.

However, consuming a large amount of caffeine can have a harmful effect on the body.

How likely is a caffeine overdose?
A person might find consuming too much caffeine and experiencing side effects to be easy. However, a life-threatening overdose is rare, and a caffeine overdose as a cause of death even rarer.

In a 2018 review of scientific journal articles, researchers identified 92 reported deaths from caffeine overdose. This review included all journals since online databases began. The researchers believe that around one-third of these deaths are likely to be suicide.

In general, caffeine will begin to affect the body if there are more than 15 milligrams per liter (mg/L) in the blood. A concentration of 80 to 100 mg/L can be fatal.

Caffeine overdose is most likely to result from taking a dietary supplement or caffeine tablets rather than from drinking coffee, especially when people combine these products with energy drinks, sodas, or coffee. Supplements increase the risk due to having higher levels of caffeine than foods and drinks.

Unlike drinking coffee, or even taking supplements containing caffeine, using purified caffeine powder is highly dangerous and much more likely to cause an overdose.

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warns that a teaspoon of powdered caffeine can be equivalent to 28 cups of coffee. It stresses that pure and highly concentrated caffeine products can have serious health consequences.

The cause of death from caffeine overdose is typically ventricular fibrillation. This condition happens when the lower chambers of the heart vibrate rather than contracting regularly. Ventricular fibrillation stops the heart from beating normally and causes cardiac arrest.
The typical side effects of caffeine can include:

feeling more awake or alert
feeling restless, anxious, or irritable
increased body temperature
dehydration
headache
faster breathing
faster heart rate
Symptoms of a caffeine overdose can include:

very fast or irregular heartbeat
shakiness
feeling sick or vomiting
confusion
panic attack
If a person experiences any of the symptoms of caffeine overdose, they should seek medical advice.

Risk factors
Combining caffeine with alcohol can have several harmful effects.

Alcohol is a depressant, but caffeine can partly mask the effect of alcohol by making a person feel more alert. People who combine energy drinks and alcohol may be more likely to drink to excess.

A fetus or newborn is unable to break down caffeine quickly. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists advise women who are pregnant to limit their caffeine consumption to less 200 mg per day, which is the equivalent of 1 to 2 cups of coffee.

For women who are breastfeeding, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) state that a low to moderate intake of coffee should not affect a baby.

The CDC class “low to moderate” intake as 300 mg per day, which is about 2 to 3 cups of coffee. However, a person should consider decreasing their caffeine intake if an infant seems irritable or fussy.

According to the FDA, the American Academy of Pediatrics discourage children and adolescents from consuming caffeine. In particular, energy drinks can contain an unhealthy amount of sugar as well as caffeine.

Caffeine may have more severe effects on a person with an underlying health condition.

Although no link clearly connects caffeine and heart health, people who are more sensitive to caffeine might have heart palpitations and may wish to reduce their caffeine intake.

Caffeine affects people differently, depending on their general health, age, weight, and height. A person who does not consume caffeine regularly may experience its effects in a more pronounced way than a person who frequently drinks coffee.