Did you know it takes your body 7.5 hours to metabolize the caffeine in a single cup of coffee? So says Jamie McDermott, registered dietitian with Solace Clinic.
That’s why dietitians say no one should drink more than three 8-ounce cups of coffee a day, because it will take your body almost 24 hours to process those three drinks before you’re up and ready for your next cup of joe.
“Most Americans never get the caffeine out of their system,” McDermott said.
The nutritional counselor said three 8-ounce cups contain about 300 milligrams of caffeine.
“More than 500 milligrams a day is considered too much by most health organizations,” she said. “I believe caffeine becomes more than a habit when someone ‘needs’ it to get through their morning or day or [when] they need more and more of it.