On Tue, 30 Nov 1999 20:11:37 -0500, Nelson Bryson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >I've just finished reading Ray's latest edition of Neanderthin, which >mentions the use of green tea as acceptable for its healthful benefits, >despite its low level of caffeine. > Green tea has *more* caffeine than coffe has. 1 cup of coffee has about 80mg, 1 cup of black tea 40mg, green tea has more than coffee. (Toxic are doses from 1 g on, deadly is a 11g coffeine dose). 4 cups of coffee have the day's amount of niacin, a B vitamin. If you try to abolish coffee I suggest not only to supplement and/or reduce caffeine, but also to make shure a very good supply of niacin (vitamin B3). regards Amadeus S.