12 Side Effects from Coffee

List of harmful side effects of caffeine found in coffee and energy drinks

Over 400 billion cups of coffee are consumed every year, making it the world's most popular beverage. In the United States alone, about 106 million people, over 51% of the population, drink coffee daily. Another 56 million people drink coffee at least occasionally. http://www.coffeeresearch.org/market/usa.htm

In the United States alone, 68 million caffeine loaded Energy Drinks are consumed every day and 26 billion consumed annually world-wide. http://www.coffeeresearch.org/market/importations.htm, video http://clipshack.com/Clip.aspx?key=D795AAA2944E43B9

Coffee drinkers spend on average $164.71 per year on coffee in USA.
Top 12 Harmful Side Effects of Caffeine
1. Caffeine makes your heart beat abnormally fast which is very harmful for people with high blood pressure or a history of heart disease. http://blood-pressure.emedtv.com/high-blood-pressure/coffee-and-high-blood-pressure.html

2. Caffeine constricts the blood vessels in your brain causing many people in get massive headaches. http://www.doctorsexercise.com/journal/poorcirc.htm

3. It’s a strong diuretic causing your body to become dehydrated and the #1 symptom of dehydration is fatigue. http://happyhealthydiet.blogspot.com/2007/12/healthy-foods-part-3-diuretic-foods.html & http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3056/2298100577_1d70c1afa4_b.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.obesityhelp.com/forums/amos/4077608/Why-no-caffeine/&usg=__H2aT-3zFM8zIxotlw_jbDPfZTEs=&h=679&w=1024&sz=335&hl=en&start=18&um=1&tbnid=zRdtKF_6zXozvM:&tbnh=99&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dcoffee%2Bdiuretic%2Beffect%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1B2GGGL_enUS176US345%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1

4. Some people experience tremors after drinking caffeine. That's thought to be due to over-activation of the central nervous system. http://www.ergo-log.com/caftremor.html

5. One recent report from the US revealed women who drink in excess of one cup of coffee every day is only half as likely to be able to get pregnant as those who drink no coffee at all. Odds are considerably worse if women drink more than two cups a day. Then they are nearly 5 times less likely to be able to get pregnant as women who drink no coffee at all. http://www.news-medical.net/news/2008/01/21/34568.aspx and http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/health-news/pregnant-women-warned-to-limit-coffee-drinking-630943.html

6. Caffeine can cause tension or stiffness in your neck, shoulders, jaw, hands, legs or stomach. http://www.ionchannels.org/showabstract.php?pmid=1491497 and http://www.springerlink.com/content/l80164824643822h

7. Caffeine can cause mood swings or periods of depression during the day. Lithium tremor and caffeine intake: two cases of drinking less and shaking ... After caffeine intake, blood and urine were sampled at regular intervals. http://home.caregroup.org/clinical/altmed/interactions/Nutrients/Caffeine.htm and http://pnwf.org/CoffeeEdited041001.pdf

8. Caffeine can cause coldness in the extremities, especially in your hands and feet because it restricts circulation. This is very common side effect in women. http://www.stege.com/topics/diabetes.htm & http://www.circ.ahajournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/106/23/2935

10. Caffeine can cause you to wake up feeling tired because it inhibits your body’s ability to sleep properly and get into REM sleep. Caffeine may also cause insomnia. Point #7 http://www.abc.net.au/quantum/poison/caffeine/caffeine.htm and http://www.sleepeducation.com/Topic.aspx?id=45 and http://www.sleepfoundation.org/article/sleep-topics/caffeine-and-sleep and video http://www.howcast.com/videos/154482-Why-Cigarettes-Caffeine-and-Alcohol-Disrupt-Sleep

11. Caffeine is habit forming. Try stopping and people have side effects, they must have their coffee fix. Always they have more nervous side effects and Low Blood Sugar with headaches, tremors and bad mood swings along with fits of anger. http://ehealthforum.com/health/topic123198.html

12. Caffeine May Raise Miscarriage Risk, Genetic Variants Predict Anti-Hypertensive Response, Low Vitamin E Predicts Physical Decline http://www.insidermedicine.com/archives/Caffeine_May_Raise_Miscarriage_Risk_Genetic_Variants_Predict_Anti-Hypertensive_Response_Low_Vitamin_E_Predicts_Physical_Decline_2114.aspx