Jpopy@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 years 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-square492fedilinkarrow-up1247arrow-down112
arrow-up1235arrow-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 · 2 years agomessage-square492fedilink
minus-squaredylanTheDeveloper@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoCoffee has been around for thousands of years but I’m pretty sure %100 pure caffeine could kill if you ingested enough at once
minus-squareoce 🐆@jlai.lulinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-22 years 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
Coffee has been around for thousands of years but I’m pretty sure %100 pure caffeine could kill if you ingested enough at once
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