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I always thought it was bizarre that the official dietary guidelines from the federal government (FDA) classify FIVE cups of coffee as a “moderate amount” that’
by user3939382 5y ago
I always thought it was bizarre that the official dietary guidelines from the federal government (FDA) classify FIVE cups of coffee as a “moderate amount” that’s part of a healthy diet.
- nimbius 5y agocoming from the same government that considers ketchup a vegetable in school lunches, im hardly surprised a thirty six billion dollar industry may have had some success in regulatory capture to convince the public that nearly two litres of coffee a day is "moderate" or "healthy"
- X6S1x6Okd1st 5y agoIn the studies I have read it's not uncommon to code about that much coffee as moderate. Caffeine tolerance builds pretty fast.
- mlac 5y agoThere are “cups” and there are mugs and tumblers. One mug from Starbucks is equal to three cups from my coffee maker. Five “cups” fit in a large yeti tumbler. At least, those are the cups as bathed on my coffee maker. Not sure if it’s an international standard.
- yetihehe 5y agoDepends on what is yeti tumbler, hehe. My steel cup is about 400ml, I drink four such cups daily, normal strength coffee.
- Stratoscope 5y agoA coffee “cup” in the US is typically four ounces, or half of a standard cup: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cup_(unit)#Coffee_cup https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cup_(unit)#Coffee_cup
- user3939382 5y agoThe FDA defines it as 8 in this context.
- Stratoscope 5y agoThank you, I stand corrected. That is a lot of coffee!
- loudtieblahblah 5y agoMy "mug" in the morning is about 13-14oz. If I have two between 6 and 10am, that's almost 4 cups. I've certainly had more on occasion. It's not that much
- whalesalad 5y agoOh good, now I don’t feel so bad.
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- kerkeslager 5y agoIt's worth noting that these are cups, the imperial unit of measurement, not cups, the vessels you drink from. Five cups of coffee is two large coffees at most coffee shops. The confusion the "cup" measurement causes to Americans trying to understand food guidelines is possibly the worst harm caused by our failure to adopt the metric system.
- jkepler 5y agoOr five cups is 13 to 20 demitasse cups [1] if you live in Europe, which would be an enormous amount of coffee! [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demitasse https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demitasse
- TheCoelacanth 5y agoThe coffee you serve in one of those is brewed roughly three times as strong as coffee that is typically served in the US, so it would be roughly equivalent to 5-7 of those diluted with 3-4 cups of water.
- Zababa 5y agoFive cups as in ~1.25 L of coffee? That seems like a lot. Do they give the equivalent in caffeine?
- gruez 5y agoEven that wouldn't help because depending on the variety/roast/brewing technique the caffeine concentration will vary wildly.