LONDON, Nov 4, 2008 (UPI via COMTEX) -- A British study suggests drinking five
or more cups of coffee a day can increase a pregnant woman's risk of delivering
an underweight baby by a third.
The University of Leeds said the study, conducted by researchers from Leeds and
the University of Leicester, shows caffeine intake of 500 mg a day -- about five
mugs of coffee -- increases the risk of having a low birth weight baby by 16
percent, compared to a 12 percent risk in women who drink very little caffeine.
Britain's Food Standards Agency recommends pregnant women take a maximum of 200
mg of caffeine daily, the university said Monday in a news release.
The findings are published in the British Medical Journal.
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