I’m wondering about something a bit beyond the simple “what’s the maximum dose not to exceed?”. We all know that caffeine, consumed wisely, has a very favorable benefit/risk ratio: improved focus, energy boost, better athletic performance, and even some suggested long- term health benefits from studies.

So my question is: for a healthy adult male, what would be the ideal quantity of caffeine in milligrams (mg) per day to maximize benefits (focus, energy, well-being) while minimizing downsides (anxiety, poor sleep, jitters)?

I’m not looking for the dose to pull an all-nighter or break a record, but really the “cruising” dose for optimal daily health and productivity.

  • teawrecks@sopuli.xyz
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    2 months ago

    This is just a paper on the effect of 3mg/kg on esports skills, it’s literally the first sentence of the abstract. It has nothing to do with finding an optimal dose.

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      2 months ago

      Oh sorry, I thought it came across in my delivery I wasn’t being serious that people should do this

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        2 months ago

        Heh I missed that you said “per hour” at the end, not per day. I should have caught that.