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Understanding Caffeine: A Biobehavioral Analysis

Understanding Caffeine: A Biobehavioral Analysis

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Series: Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology, Book 2

Medical ReferenceAddiction & RecoveryGeneral Psychology

ISBN10: 0803971834
ISBN13: 9780803971837
Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
Published: Apr 8 1997
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.86
Height: 0.57 Width: 6.32 Depth: 8.98
Language: English

Caffeine is the most popular psychoactive substance in the world, and one of the widest-traded commodities in the forms of coffee, tea and cola soft drinks. But is consumption of caffeine safe in terms of physical and mental health?

Addressing this question, the author of this volume traces how caffeine consumption evolved as well as how caffeine is absorbed, distributed and metabolized in our bodies. He then discusses the effects of caffeine on: psychomotor and cognitive performance; psychological well-being; blood pressure and cardiovascular health; carcinogenic potentials; pregnancy and perinatal health; athletic performance; and diagnostic and therapeutic applications. The book concludes with an examination of the issue

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