相信许多小伙伴和小译一样，喜欢在清晨或者午后来一杯醇美的咖啡缓解困意，但日前欧盟却发出了警示，称摄入过量的咖啡因会导致多种疾病，惊叹之余，还是快和小译来看下到底是怎么回事吧。Drinking more than five espressos worth of caffeine a day may be damaging to health, according to the European Food Safety Authority.
欧盟食品安全局称，每天喝5杯以上的浓缩咖啡，其中所含咖啡因的量可能会对健康造成伤害。
Heart problems, insomnia and panic attacks were all linked to excess caffeine consumption.
The EFSA said many people were consuming more than the safe level as they were unaware of all the different sources of caffeine.
欧盟食品安全局表示许多人因为不了解咖啡因的各种来源，导致其摄入量超过了安全标准。
Safe limits for children and pregnant women are much lower.
 Caffeine is often a crutch to help us get through the day.
Tea, coffee, energy drinks, soft drinks and chocolate are all common sources of the drug.
茶、咖啡、功能饮料、软饮料以及巧克力都是咖啡因的常见来源。
The EFSA was tasked with assessing all the evidence to determine safe consumption levels.
按照所有情况进行评估最终确定安全摄入标准是欧盟食品安全局的职责。Its report says 400mg a day, in healthy adults, has no health consequences.
其报告显示，对于健康的成年人来说，每天摄入量为400毫克对健康没有影响。
This is in line with advice in many countries, including the UK, but the EFSA warns many people drink too much.
这一摄入量符合很多国家（包括英国）的标准，但欧盟食品安全局警告说，还有许多人的摄入量过高。
Around a third of people in Denmark, 17% in the Netherlands and 14% in Germany consume more than 400mg.
大约三分之一的丹麦人，17%的荷兰人和14%的德国人每天摄入的咖啡因超过了400毫克。
An EFSA spokesman said: 'If you have a bar of dark chocolate at 11:00 and espresso with lunch, a tea at 16:00 and vodka-Red Bull in the evening - that's a lot of caffeine over the day.
欧盟食品安全局的一位发言人说道：“如果你上午11点吃一条黑巧克力，中午喝一杯浓缩咖啡，下午4点喝一杯茶，晚上喝一杯红牛伏特加，那么这一天里摄入的咖啡因就超出了每日标准。”
Cup of filter coffee - 90mg
Standard energy drink - 80mg
Bar of dark chocolate - 25mg
Bar of milk chocolate - 10mg
本文由百度翻译&智客联盟联合独家翻译出品。 译者：刘洋 校对:许鑫 编辑：媛媛 文章来源：BBC
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