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Caffeine and Women’s Health
Caffeine has some detrimental effects on health for everybody, but women
should be aware of the effects on specific issues relating to them.
Although these effects vary greatly depending on the individual’s
tolerance to the drug, as well as how much caffeine she is getting, there
are certain health-related issues that are very gender-specific.
The most obvious place to begin is probably the effect of caffeine on
pregnancy. The good news for all those women used to their daily coffee
fix is that there’s no need to completely kick the habit in most cases.
(Check with your doctor to make sure). Most studies have found that
moderate consumption of caffeine (200mg a day) will not harm the baby. On
the other hand, research does indicate a possible link between increased
risk of a miscarriage and the consumption of more than 300mg of caffeine
in a day.
Aside from possible fetal complications, there is also the subject of the
effect of caffeine on the mother herself. Caffeine is a stimulant and can
cause nervousness, headaches and irritability; things every mother-to-be
deals with even without taking in caffeine. In addition, if a pregnant
woman is getting her caffeine through coffee or tea, she needs to be
concerned about iron deficiency. Both those beverages contain phenols,
which are compounds that restrict the absorption of iron. Since many
pregnant women are already iron-deficient, this is just one more reason to
perhaps cut back.
Once the baby is born, the issue of breastfeeding while consuming caffeine
is raised. Again, moderate consumption is recommended and appears to
present no serious risk to the infant. It is probably best, however, to
avoid breastfeeding at night directly after drinking any caffeinated
beverage. Because it takes longer for a baby to flush the caffeine from
his system, evening breastfeeding on the heels of caffeine consumption
could lead to a long night for both mother and child.
One other health risk that women in particular should be concerned about
is how caffeine affects osteoporosis. One of the effects caffeine has
inside the body is reducing calcium absorption and this can
contribute—though usually not to any great degree—to the onslaught of
osteoporosis, which is marked by the deterioration of bone mass.
Osteoporosis often leads to falls and bone fractures, typically a hip
fracture. Although there are many other factors more important than
caffeine consumption that contributes to the worsening of this condition,
including the inescapable enemy genetics, excessive consumption is one
factor that can be controlled. Any woman who meets the high risk factors
associated with osteoporosis should seriously consider a reduction in the
amount of caffeine she takes in each day.
In addition to these concerns, research has been conducted into whether
any link exists between fibrocystic breast disease and caffeine. A 1970
study kicked off this interest by noting that caffeine was included among
a group of compounds that seemed to be connected to the disease. Although
subsequent research has questioned the validity of that study to the point
where reduction of caffeine intake is not even suggested for those
suffering symptoms, most physicians do recommend that any woman who
believes notices an increase in breast tenderness that coincides with
caffeine consumption should probably begin to limit the amount she
ingests.
Recent research has also questioned many long-held assumptions linking
caffeine to cancer. Breast cancer, breast cysts, uterine cancer, and
ovarian cancer have all at one time or another been subject to clinical
studies involving caffeine consumption. The good news is that there has
yet to be any definitive link between consumption of caffeine at any level
and the development of cancer. The downside of this is that, as with most
of these types of studies, caffeine also cannot be definitively ruled out
as a contributing factor.
Finally, caffeine does not appear to play any part in fertility; it
neither prevents conception nor aids it. |
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