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How Much Coffee Is Too Much?

咖啡喝多少才剛剛好?

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How Much Coffee Is Too Much?
好東西也會過量
Coffee is a favorite drink for many Taiwanese office workers.
咖啡是許多台灣上班族的最愛飲品。
It helps people stay awake, focus better, and get through busy workdays.
咖啡能幫助提神、提高專注力並度過忙碌的工作日。
wide awake完全清醒的/half awake半睡半醒的awake(adj.)意識到的/asleep(adj.)睡著的concentrate(v.)專注
Studies have also shown that coffee may protect the liver and kidneys and lower the risk of developing diabetes.
研究指出咖啡可以護肝、護腎,並降低糖尿病風險。
risky(adj.)有風險的=be at riskdevelop(v.)罹患(疾病)diabetic(adj.)與糖尿有關的
However, a 2026 study based on data from 330,000 people in the UK found a warning sign: drinking more than five cups of coffee a day may increase the risk of heart disease by 26%.
不過,2026年發表的一項研究在分析英國33萬人數據後發現,每天喝超過5杯咖啡,心臟病風險可能增加26%。
be based on…以~為根據sign(n.)跡象、徵兆risk(n.)風險
Researchers describe coffee’s health effects as a U-shaped curve. Drinking a moderate amount is helpful, but too much can be harmful.
研究人員用「U型曲線」來形容咖啡對健康的影響:適量有益,過量反而有害。
research(n.)研究effect(n.)影響、效果moderate(adj.)適度的、適量的in moderation適量地harmful(adj.)有害的/damaging(adj.)有害的do more harm than good弊大於利
The healthiest range seems to be one to three cups a day, which may lower the risk of chronic diseases by about 10%.
每天 1 到 3 杯被認為是最理想的範圍,慢性疾病風險可降低約 10%。
lower(v.)降低long-term(adj.)長期的chronic(adj.)慢性的/acute(adj.)急性的
Once people drink more than five cups daily, the risk of developing multiple long-term health problems rises quickly.
一旦每日飲用超過 5 杯,產生多種長期健康問題的風險就會迅速上升。
weekly(adj.)每週的/monthly(adj.)每月的multiple(adj.)多重的(n.)倍數multiply(v.)乘
Doctors also remind us that coffee itself may not be the only problem.
醫師也提醒,問題不一定出在咖啡本身。
remind sb. that...提醒某人某事reminder(n.)提醒(事項)
People who rely on large amounts of coffee often have poor sleep, heavy stress, or are overworked.
每天大量喝咖啡的人,往往長期睡眠不足、壓力過大或過勞。
rely on依賴=depend on/lean onpressure(n.)壓力
Coffee only hides tiredness — it does not fix it.
咖啡只能暫時掩蓋疲勞,無法真正解決問題。
tiredness(n.)疲勞exhaustion(n.)疲勞=fatigue
In addition, everyone reacts to caffeine differently.
此外,每個人對咖啡因的反應不同。
in addition此外、而且=additionallycaffeinated(adj.)含咖啡因的/decaffeinated(adj.)無咖啡因的
If coffee makes you feel anxious or affects your sleep, it may be time to cut back.
若喝完感到焦慮或睡不好,就該減量。
anxious(adj.)焦慮的anxiety(n.)焦慮cut back減少=reduce
In the end, listening to your body is more important than counting cups.
最後,傾聽自己身體發出的訊號比計算杯數更重要。

📚 重點單字片語

wide awake
完全清醒的/half awake半睡半醒的
awake(adj.)
意識到的/asleep(adj.)睡著的
concentrate(v.)
專注
risky(adj.)
有風險的=be at risk
develop(v.)
罹患(疾病)
diabetic(adj.)
與糖尿有關的
be based on…
以~為根據
sign(n.)
跡象、徵兆
risk(n.)
風險
research(n.)
研究
effect(n.)
影響、效果
moderate(adj.)
適度的、適量的
in moderation
適量地
harmful(adj.)
有害的/damaging(adj.)有害的
do more harm than good
弊大於利
lower(v.)
降低
long-term(adj.)
長期的
chronic(adj.)
慢性的/acute(adj.)急性的
weekly(adj.)
每週的/monthly(adj.)每月的
multiple(adj.)
多重的(n.)倍數
multiply(v.)
remind sb. that...
提醒某人某事
reminder(n.)
提醒(事項)
rely on
依賴=depend on/lean on
pressure(n.)
壓力
tiredness(n.)
疲勞
exhaustion(n.)
疲勞=fatigue
in addition
此外、而且=additionally
caffeinated(adj.)
含咖啡因的/decaffeinated(adj.)無咖啡因的
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