Caffeine is everywhere. Is it actually harmless?
3 months, 1 week ago

Caffeine is everywhere. Is it actually harmless?

Salon  

When I finally confronted my dependency and gave up coffee three months ago, my body wasn’t happy. “For healthy adults, caffeine consumption is relatively safe, but for some vulnerable populations, caffeine consumption could be harmful, including impairments in cardiovascular function, sleep and substance use,” according to a 2017 review on caffeine’s safety. “That is related, of course, to people who stop drinking caffeine and their withdrawal symptom is often a headache,” Kilgore told Salon in a phone interview. In one study published in the journal Hypertension, people who had the “slow” caffeine metabolizing gene allele were at an increased risk of hypertension compared to those who had the “fast” gene allele. “They're probably trying to consume more in order to compensate for that increased metabolism so that they can maintain the psychostimulative effects of caffeine,” Cornelis told Salon in a phone interview.

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I'm an endurance athlete who quit caffeine for 30 days - the effect it had on my body went against what I'd been told
5 months, 3 weeks ago

I'm an endurance athlete who quit caffeine for 30 days - the effect it had on my body went against what I'd been told

Daily Mail  

Like millions of Americans, Joel Runyon's days are powered by a healthy dose of caffeine. Joel Runyon, who runs a fitness training and subscription business out of Texas, says on most days, he consumes around 200mg to 600mg of caffeine Your browser does not support iframes. Before the stunt, Runyon, who runs a fitness training and subscription business, consumed around …

4 things to know about caffeine and caffeine consumption : Life Kit : NPR
2 years ago

4 things to know about caffeine and caffeine consumption : Life Kit : NPR

NPR  

How to have a healthy relationship with caffeine Enlarge this image Beck Harlan/NPR Beck Harlan/NPR Caffeine is the most widely consumed psychoactive drug in the world. Yet far too often, says Iroku, people try to use caffeine as a substitute for adequate rest and nutrition and develop bad habits like drinking soda at dinner, which can keep people up past …

Coffee: To drink it or to drink it not?
2 years, 8 months ago

Coffee: To drink it or to drink it not?

Live Mint  

Coffee is good for you. In drinking coffee, we’re ingesting a complex brew that includes literally thousands of chemicals, including one that evolved to dissuade herbivores from munching on the coffee plant: caffeine. Scientists like to study coffee almost as much as we like to drink it; there are almost three and a half million scientific articles focused on coffee. …

How Much Caffeine is Safe for You
3 years ago

How Much Caffeine is Safe for You

News 18  

It is impossible for many of us to start our day without a hot cup of tea or coffee. Whether you need to drag yourself out of the bed on a dreary morning or survive the longest office meeting, caffeine seems to be a good answer for all. Several scientists at Food and Drug Administration claim that caffeine can be …

Health: Drinking coffee can REDUCE your risk of heart arrhythmias, study finds
3 years, 8 months ago

Health: Drinking coffee can REDUCE your risk of heart arrhythmias, study finds

Daily Mail  

Coffee might give you the jitters, but it can reduce your risk of abnormal heart rhythms — or 'arrhythmias' — a surprising study has concluded. Coffee might give you the jitters, but it can reduce your risk of abnormal heart rhythms — or ' arrhythmias ' — a surprising study has concluded The study was undertaken by bioengineer Eun-jeong Kim …

Love Coffee or Hate it? Your Blood Pressure, Heart Rate Can Drive Your Desire for Caffeine, Finds Study
3 years, 10 months ago

Love Coffee or Hate it? Your Blood Pressure, Heart Rate Can Drive Your Desire for Caffeine, Finds Study

News 18  

Black, no sugar, strong, with a splash of milk… When it comes to coffee, we all have our specific preferences. Using data from the UK Biobank, the researchers examined the usual coffee consumption of 390,435 people, then compared it with baseline blood pressure levels, as well as heart rate. The study authors found that people with high blood pressure, angina …

Is caffeine causing your sleeplessness?
7 years, 5 months ago

Is caffeine causing your sleeplessness?

Huff Post  

depositphotos-Wavebreakmedia What you need to know about caffeine We all have our favorite caffeine vehicles—yours might be a thick, foamy espresso or a strong cup of Earl Gray tea, or chocolate! One way or another, many people feel like they need caffeine on a daily basis—an estimated 80 percent of American adults consume caffeine in one form or another every …

Drinking four cups of coffee a day has no health risks, say experts
7 years, 11 months ago

Drinking four cups of coffee a day has no health risks, say experts

The Independent  

Sign up to IndyEat's free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. After reviewing more than 740 studies, scientists from the International Life Sciences Institute found …

Your coffee habit may be genetic
8 years, 7 months ago

Your coffee habit may be genetic

CNN  

Story highlights A newly identified gene may be linked to fewer coffee cravings Just under two-thirds of American adults drink at least one cup of coffee a day CNN — Whether a cup of java will leave you craving more could be chalked up to your genes. “I actually was very surprised to find a new gene for coffee consumption,” …

Is caffeine a mug's game?
10 years, 7 months ago

Is caffeine a mug's game?

The Independent  

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Caffeine Gives Athletes An Edge, But Don't Overdo It
10 years, 8 months ago

Caffeine Gives Athletes An Edge, But Don't Overdo It

NPR  

Caffeine Gives Athletes An Edge, But Don't Overdo It Enlarge this image toggle caption Scott Mitchell/teamsky.com via Getty Images Scott Mitchell/teamsky.com via Getty Images After winning the Tour de France last Sunday, Vincenzo Nibali was tested for a bunch of performance-enhancing substances. But Nibali and his fellow competitors were welcome to have several cups of coffee, before their ride into …

The truth about caffeine: Why we know so little about our favorite addictive drug
11 years ago

The truth about caffeine: Why we know so little about our favorite addictive drug

Salon  

In a culture where we worry about unregulated chemicals and food additives, it's shocking how little we know about one of the most common ones: caffeine. I’ve certainly talked to people who have for decades not skipped their coffee and still don’t think caffeine is a particularly big deal to them. Well, we love coffee or we love caffeine, but …

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