Nutrition expert Sarah Carolides has identified the indicators of excessive coffee consumption.
Many of us enjoy coffee, whether to jump-start our mornings or to savor during social gatherings. The National Coffee Association reports that approximately 517 million Americans consume coffee daily.
Interestingly, coffee affects individuals differently.
The reason? Our metabolic processes.
“There are a couple of genes that mean you are either a fast metabolizer or a slow metabolizer of coffee,” Sarah, Head of Nutrition at Zooki, shared.
She mentioned that you likely don’t need genetic testing to figure out your coffee metabolizing speed, as it’s probably already evident to you.
Sarah elaborated: “[If] I had a coffee now, after two o’clock, I will be up to at least midnight. I’m a slow metabolizer.
“My husband is fast metabolizer. He can have a double espresso after dinner and be out five minutes later, and it doesn’t interrupt his sleep at all.”
Sarah, who has advised Hollywood stars, business leaders, and politicians, noted that those with fast metabolisms might enjoy up to four coffees daily and experience health benefits in areas like cardiovascular health.
Conversely, those with slower metabolism rates could experience adverse effects from consuming too much coffee, like skin dehydration.
To determine if you’re consuming excessive coffee overall, Sarah suggests asking: “Are you in control of your coffee, or is it in control of you?”
She added: “If you wake up in the morning and you go, I cannot function until I’ve had my double espresso or whatever, you know what, I want you to give it up for a while and see what happens.
“Do you start getting the headaches? Do you start feeling really awful? Because if that’s that’s also a sign that you’re not metabolizing it well and it’s affecting you in the wrong way.”
Sarah wrapped up by stating: “If you can come off coffee easily, and it doesn’t affect you, you still feel fine, then you’re in control.”