I believe the standard cup of coffee is defined as 8oz/250ml. With interview studies like that it's harder to get exact measurements so they have big error bars and rely on having a standard reply to show the person how big a cup is.
Technically, what they end up concluding is that people who drink an amount of coffee they would describe to someone with a clipboard as 2-3 cups are less anxious. I'm willing to bet there's a good correlation between between that and drinking between 400 and 750 mL of coffee a day as well. :P
I've usually read standard is 6oz. Very annoying when being told to limit your consumption to a certain number of cups and then no one can agree on what a cup is or how much caffeine is in a cup in the first place.
Totally. I think some of the issue is "coffee cup" vs "cup of coffee", with one being the volume of the mug and the other being the amount of coffee in said mug.
With the medical advice, I think it kinda deliberately vague, since you can't be that precise at home and they don't know the number that precisely to begin with.
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Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 136d
How else am I supposed to self medicate for my ADHD?
Sprinks@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 136d
I would also like to know.
*sips4thcupofcoffeeat6pm*Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 136d
Four cups? You gotta pump those numbers
Sprinks@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 136d
What if I said it's Death Wish. and left to steep in a french press throughout the day 😉 And its a large cup (10oz)
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 136d
Hmm maybe. I usually do an overnight soak
kadotux@sopuli.xyz · 1 pts · 135d
Just buy amphetamines from some dude that definitely should be trusted like we did back in the day
AnnaFrankfurter@lemmy.ml · 16 pts · 136d
I'm on fifth but it hasn't kicked in yet
village604@adultswim.fan · 5 pts · 136d
Have you ever been tested for ADHD?
hopesdead@startrek.website · 11 pts · 136d
Good news: a new study has found a correlation between moderate consumption of coffee and lower stress & anxiety.
New Study Finds Moderate Coffee Consumption Linked With Lower Stress & Anxiety
IrateAnteater@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 136d
When they say "2 to 3 cups", they're not referring to the unit of measure, are they?
village604@adultswim.fan · 9 pts · 136d
I think they misspelled "pots"
Skullgrid@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 136d
just use a gigantic cup and call it a day
hopesdead@startrek.website · 1 pts · 136d
As far as I’m aware, there is no standard measurement for a single cup of coffee. I’ve seen in the past 5 oz used as a single cup.
Zorque@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 136d
A Cup is an imperial unit of measurement roughly equal to .24 Liters.
PumaStoleMyBluff@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 136d
However, American coffee machines with cup measurements typically use an infuriating 5 or 6 fl oz "coffee cup" volume.
ricecake@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 136d
I believe the standard cup of coffee is defined as 8oz/250ml. With interview studies like that it's harder to get exact measurements so they have big error bars and rely on having a standard reply to show the person how big a cup is.
Technically, what they end up concluding is that people who drink an amount of coffee they would describe to someone with a clipboard as 2-3 cups are less anxious. I'm willing to bet there's a good correlation between between that and drinking between 400 and 750 mL of coffee a day as well. :P
ChexMax@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 136d
I've usually read standard is 6oz. Very annoying when being told to limit your consumption to a certain number of cups and then no one can agree on what a cup is or how much caffeine is in a cup in the first place.
ricecake@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 136d
Totally. I think some of the issue is "coffee cup" vs "cup of coffee", with one being the volume of the mug and the other being the amount of coffee in said mug.
With the medical advice, I think it kinda deliberately vague, since you can't be that precise at home and they don't know the number that precisely to begin with.
queerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zone · 1 pts · 136d
I try to keep my intake around two cups of coffee per cup of coffee, anything higher than that and I get jittery.
jack_of_sandwich@lemmy.sdf.org · 1 pts · 136d
When compared to high consumption?
sundray@lemmus.org · 7 pts · 136d
LostWanderer@fedia.io · 6 pts · 136d
LMAO Oofta, been there, done that...Still do on occasion when the fatigue is too powerful to overcome through normal means!
NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 136d
It didn’t work last time, nor the time before that, nor ever, but perhaps this time…
remilia@lemmy.cyberia9.org · 5 pts · 136d
Bless your heart, we're well past number four. And single digits.
Saapas@piefed.zip · 4 pts · 136d
I mean it helps me be less tired and keep working. I'm not trying to lessen my anxiety with it hah
NickwithaC@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 136d
Imagine tweeting from a varified account in march 2026
StarvingMartist@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 136d
Being a cuck for musk doesn't change the fact that he has a point
diabetic_porcupine@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 135d
bitjunkie@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 136d
Thanks for reminding me!
btsax@reddthat.com · 2 pts · 136d
Celebrities, what do they know? Do they know things?
zerodawn@leaf.dance · 1 pts · 136d