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.”
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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