Think there’s no risk involved in knocking back a Red Bull or a V when you need to stay alert for a big project (or an all-night gaming session)? A new study published in the Medical Journal of Australia highlights a massive rise in calls to poison information lines as a result of caffeine toxicity from energy drinks. More »
Everyone knows a cup of coffee can make you more alert and feel energised, but researchers from Coventry University in the UK think they’ve uncovered a solid, scientific reason why a little caffeine before your workout may be beneficial. The scientists conducted a small study, and observed that participants who enjoyed a caffeinated drink hung in on their workout much longer than participants who drank the same drink, only caffeine-free. More »
We’re finishing off Takeaway Food Week by looking at a takeout option that you might not consider as a meal but which also often rewards a cautious approach: coffee. More »
If you’ve read up on how caffeine affects your brain, you know it’s easy for daily fixes to become necessary rather than energising. One coffee-loving writer details how hard it is to measure your intake, given the nature of coffee and soft drinks. More »
Bristol University researchers found that after going off caffeine for 16 hours, high consumers of caffeine that received a caffeine pill noticed a rise in anxiety, alertness and headache, while those that received a placebo reported a decline. However, the levels to which these subjects felt a rise in alertness was the same as low consumers that received a placebo — essentially suggesting that the caffeine brought them back to normal, pre-addiction levels of alertness. More »
