Large Review of Caffeine Intake Concludes: It’s Okay…

The IFIC has published a large review of caffeine research. It’s conclusion:

Moderate intake of 300 mg/day (about three cups of coffee per day) of caffeine does not cause adverse health effects in healthy adults, although some groups, including those with hypertension and the elderly, may be more vulnerable. Also, regular consumers of coffee and other caffeinated beverages may experience

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Drivers: Coffee Better Than Sleep

French researchers have tested the driving performance of sleep-deprived drivers.

They gave the drivers decaf coffee, regular coffee, or allowed them to have a 30-minute nap. They then counted the number of line crossings during a driving test.

The decaf drinkers racked up a total of 159 line crossings while drowsy, compared to just 2 line crossings during the daytime

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What’s a Vitality Drink? And Is Guarana Better?

“Vitality” is a marketing term that is being used to distinguish between different kinds of energy drinks.

Case in point: Marquis Platinum Vitality Drink (try saying that mouthful when you’ve gone a whole day without caffeine).

It’s a “vitality” drink because it doesn’t have the usual formula of synthetic caffeine and High Fructose Corn Syrup.

Instead - the …

America’s Most Caffeinated Cities

HealthSaver recently conducted a survey of 2,035 individuals. They were specifically looking at the caffeine habits of different cities.

NeedCoffee.com has the reproduced the survey results in full.

Here are some salient details:

Most Caffeinated Cities:
1. Chicago
2. Tampa
3. Miami
4. Phoenix
5. Atlanta

Least Caffeinated Cities:
1. San Francisco/Oakland
2. Philadelphia
3. New York
4. Detroit
5. Baltimore

Most Coffee Consumption, Regular coffee & specialty coffee drinks:
1. Seattle/Tacoma
2. Boston
3. Houston
4. Chicago
5. …

The Complete Guide to Starbucks Caffeine

After years of waiting, Starbucks have finally begun to list caffeine amounts along with their regular nutrition information.

The info is listed on some of the newer leaflets and also buried in the Starbucks site. We have compiled a more complete table, along with info from other independent laboratory tests.

The caffeine database here at Energy …

Why Are Caffeine Amounts Kept Secret?

A pet-hate of the energy fiendsters is the failure to disclose caffeine amounts. For some reason there are certain manufacturers out there who believe that they are maintaining a business advantage by hiding caffeine levels.

This week I received a response the maker of a caffeinated product. My original inquiry was forwarded through a number of people - which allowed me …

Which is Best: Power Nap or Caffeine Shot?

Sleep researchers have determined that a 20 minute “power nap” is more helpful than a dose of caffeine.

They are referring to that mid-afternoon “dip in the body clock” - the time when work productivity drops to nothing. The researchers tested participants alertness throughout the day, and found that the 20 minute power nap at 2pm did the trick.

What …

Coffee Overdose: 14 Shots of Espresso

From the UK comes the slightly hysterical story of a girl who ended up in hospital after overdosing on coffee.

After a night with only 5 hours sleep she decided to down a double espresso. Then it was no-holds-barred as she foolishly downed a further 6 double shots.

Apparently the girl thought she was drinking single shots. Astonishing because she actually …