Caffeinated : how our daily habit helps, hooks and hurts us / Murray Carpenter.

  • Carpenter, Murray
Date:
2014
  • Books

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Caffeinated : how our daily habit hooks, helps, and hurts us

Description

Caffeinated reveals the little-known truth about this addictive, largely unregulated drug found in coffee, energy drinks, teas, colas, chocolate, and even pain relievers. We'll learn why caffeine has such a powerful effect on everything from boosting our mood to improving our athletic performance as well as how - and why - brands such as Coca-Cola have ducked regulatory efforts for decades. We learn the differences in the various ways caffeine is delivered to the body, how it is quietly used to reinforce our buying patterns, and how it can play a role in promoting surprising health problems like obesity and anxiety. Drawing on the latest research, CAFFEINATED brings us the inside perspective of the additive that Salt Sugar Fat overlooked. Carpenter's story takes us from the coffee farms of central Guatemala to the world's largest synthetic caffeine factory in China to an energy shot bottler in New Jersey, and beyond.

Publication/Creation

London : William Collins, 2014.

Physical description

xviii, 270 pages ; 24 cm

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages [243]-261) and index.

Contents

Machine generated contents note: pt. I TRADITIONAL CAFFEINE -- ch. 1 The Cradle of Caffeine Culture -- ch. 2 All the Tea in China -- ch. 3 High on the Mountain -- ch. 4 Building a Better Cup of Coffee -- ch. 5 Pulling the Lever -- pt. II MODERN CAFFEINE -- ch. 6 The First Red Bull Was a Coke -- ch. 7 Hot Caffeine -- ch. 8 China White -- ch. 9 From Stacker to Sunkist -- pt. III CAFFEINATED BODY, CAFFEINATED BRAIN -- ch. 10 The Athletes' Favourite Drug -- ch. 11 Joe for GIs -- ch. 12 Insomnia, Anxiety and Panic -- ch. 13 Therapeutic Doses -- pt. IV CORRALLING CAFFEINE -- ch. 14 Unleashing the Beasts -- ch. 15 Behind the Label -- ch. 16 Showdown.

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ISBN

  • 9780007558513
  • 0007558511