New evidence complicates caffeine controversy.
1985
The current status of knowledge of the possible association of caffeine and/or coffee consumption with various diseases and health risks is summarized and discussed. Attention is given to the areas of cholesterol elevation, heart disease, carcinomas, ulcers, fibrocystic breast disease, and the potential risks of excessive caffeine intakes during pregnancy and lactation. The stimulant effects of caffeine on adults and children and its beneficial effects in stimulating mental function and in some therapies also are discussed. Despite some known health effects of caffeine, particularly in animal studies, no firm evidence exists that moderate caffeine consumption is harmful, with a reasonable upper intake limit of 100-200 mg/day.(wz).
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