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Wednesday, 4 September 2013

Health facts on caffeine

I have a confession caffeine makes me lots of money, so
much so I call it the black gold. In my practice it is one of the biggest contributors to chronic back pain. A study, in 1997, concluded Patients with chronic back pain consume over twice as much caffeine as patients without chronic back pain.”

Below are some more interesting facts about the black gold:

Decaff is not the same as caffeine free. A study looked at nine different types of decaffeinated coffee and determined that all but one contained caffeine.

Caffeine lingers in your body between 8 and 14 hours. This is why most sleep experts recommend you not consume caffeine for at least 8 hours before bedtime. (Shape.com)

Caffeine does not affect everyone the same. The body will process caffeine differently based on gender, race and even if you take birth control pills or if you smoke. You will process it slower if you are a non-smoking Asian male. (Shape.com)

Dark roast coffee beans have less caffeine than lighter beans. (Shape.com)

Caffeine is found in over 160 different plants including tea leaves, kola and cocoa beans.

According to the FDA, 80 percent of U.S. adults consume caffeine each day, with an individual intake of 200mg. To put that in real world terms, the average caffeine-consuming American drinks two five-ounce cups of coffee or about four sodas.

According to a recent BBC article, Finland takes the crown for the country with the highest caffeine consumption, with the average adult downing 400mg each day.

As reported in a national Australian newspaper One in three teenagers consumes the equivalent of 10 instant coffees a day in energy drinks..”.

AS reported in Kitsapsun.com, “The average 8-ounce cup of coffee has 80 to 125 milligrams.” “Consuming 500 to 600 milligrams a day is enough to cause effects such as insomnia, nervousness, upset stomach, fast heartbeat or muscle spasms in many people.

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