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According to the British Coffee Association, we drink around 98 million cups of coffee per day in the UK.
That's around one and a half cups for every single person in the country.
It's said that drinking coffee in the evening, or even late afternoon, has a negative impact on sleep quality.
But a lot of people do so anyway.
Coffee contains various molecules such as antioxidants and caffeine, which has a psychostimulant effect and is therefore behind the links to disrupting sleep.
Our bodies don't all metabolize caffeine in the same way though.
That varies from person to person.
Are some of us more sensitive to it than others?
Indeed, and it also depends on our usual sleep quality.
In practical terms, if you are a good sleeper, at worst you will only experience a slightly longer time to fall asleep or slightly lower sleep quality.
For people who are sensitive to caffeine though, drinking coffee late in the day significantly increases the risk of insomnia and disrupts their overall sleep.
On average, drinking coffee six hours before bedtime leads to the loss of one hour of sleep.
That's according to a 2013 study which was published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.
There are other variables to take into account too, like the quantity of coffee consumed, the type of coffee and how it's prepared.
What quantity should we aim for?
Determining the right amount of caffeine for your daily intake is crucial.
Health experts generally say that a moderate caffeine consumption of up to 400 milligrams per day is safe.
For most adults, that's equivalent to about four eight ounce cups of brewed coffee, but that can vary depending on factors such as individual tolerance, age and underlying health conditions.
To avoid negative effects like sleep disturbances or an increased heart rate, you should spread that caffeine intake throughout the day, rather than consuming it all at once.
That means, if you're planning to enjoy a coffee after 4pm, be mindful of how much caffeine you've already consumed earlier in the day.
Caffeine can have a half-life of about 5-6 hours, meaning it can stay in your system for quite some time.
What else should I be taking into account?
You may remember, we've talked about the hormone cortisol in a number of past episodes of Do You Really Know?
It stimulates wakefulness and gives us energy.
We secrete it naturally between 8 and 9 am, between 12 and 1 pm and finally between 530 and 630 pm.
If you consume coffee during those windows, caffeine will clash with cortisol and that's not really advisable.
It disrupts our internal clock by increasing stress, anxiety and fatigue.
The effect of caffeine also diminishes over time, so you may end up increasing your intake gradually to achieve the same energy boost.
In conclusion, the ideal times for drinking coffee are between 930 and 1130am and between 130 and 5pm.
If you're particularly sensitive to caffeine, you may want to avoid coffee completely after 3pm.
There you have it.
Now you know whether it's bad to drink coffee after 4 p.m.
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