Women unacquainted with the fact and consume coffee in large amount and put the life of the child at risk. For the analysis, the experts of Glasgow University obtained 20 single-shot espressos samples from different take-away coffee sites in the metropolis.
It was discovered that the quantity of caffeine was 200mg in every fifth sample of coffee. The Food Standards Agency advises a highest possible quantity of 200mg of coffee per day. Greater consumption of coffee can cause distress in expectant mothers. Chest pain, panic and stress and headache are some of the common issues experienced by the pregnant women after taking high quantity of coffee.
Many are not conscious that large quantity of coffee can lead to lower weight of baby. Further, health issues like high blood pressure, Type 2 diabetes and heart disease can also take place in the later on in life of the baby.
It has been advised that during the analysis, most of the espressos contain 51mg of caffeine but four such cases were found where caffeine level is than 200mg, in one specimen the caffeine level was found to be 322mg.
Higher quantity of caffeine can also be damaging for women taking oral contraceptives, kids and for liver patients. The experts have recommended that in-depth analysis should be carried out so that the quantity of caffeine in all the coffee shops should be checked. While determining the analysis, the experts stated, "It looks that there is a lot of difference in the coffee offered to individuals and there at present no method for them to check that how much caffeine is involved in their drinks".