Caffeinated: How Our Daily Habit Helps, Hurts, and Hooks Us Kindle Edition

by Murray Carpenter (Author)

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“You’ll never think the same way about your morning cup of coffee.”—Mark McClusky, editor in chief of Wired.com and author of Faster, Higher, Stronger

Journalist Murray Carpenter has been under the influence of a drug for nearly three decades. And he’s in good company, because chances are you’re hooked, too. Humans have used caffeine for thousands of years. A bitter white powder in its most essential form, a tablespoon of it would kill even the most habituated user. This addictive, largely unregulated substance is everywhere—in places you’d expect (like coffee and chocolate) and places you wouldn’t (like chewing gum and fruit juice), and Carpenter reveals its impact on soldiers, athletes, and even children. It can make you stronger, faster, and more alert, but it’s not perfect, and its role in health concerns like obesity and anxiety will surprise you.

Making stops at the coffee farms of central Guatemala, a synthetic caffeine factory in China, and an energy shot bottler in New Jersey, among numerous other locales around the globe, Caffeinated exposes the high-stakes but murky world of caffeine, drawing on cutting-edge science and larger-than-life characters to offer an unprecedented understanding of America’s favorite drug.

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File Size: 1292 KB
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Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1594631387
Publisher: Avery (March 13, 2014)
Publication Date: March 13, 2014
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Language: English
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David Terralavoro

I LOVE THIS BOOK I want to know all about caffeine

October 25, 2016

Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase

I LOVE THIS BOOK I want to know all about caffeine, the dangers the heart the industry etc. Just when was was really into this book it was over (the last 30 pages or so were notes I didn't realize I was near the end. The author went around the earth for his research - thats devotion. The book has made me aware - read the label, pace my self, moderation is the key. Hell its not gonna kill me unless I drink those KING SIZE cans or cups ( no names) Kids aren't aware they drink alot (just because the cup holds almost a quart thats not "a cup" Today my "cup" is 6 ounces...... Don't get me started on pain killers coffee ice cream, gum jell bars, etc.....

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Interesting book

May 20, 2014

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I enjoyed reading the book. It starts off with a history of the major sources of caffeine: coffee, tea, chocolate. I learned about the caffeine industry, and about all of the various foods and drinks that contain it.

Among other things, there are warnings about the danger of consuming caffeine and alcohol together, whether in caffeinated alcoholic beverages or by drinking energy drinks with alcohol.

The book ends with (IMHO) an appeal to our legislators to require labeling to disclose not only the presence of caffeine in our foods but the amount too.

A lot of good information.

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Good information maybe a little too watered down

July 19, 2018

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I learned a ton from this book. That being said, the format is a little on the sensational side. Towards the end it becomes much more informative.

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December 25, 2017

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Very informative and interesting! It was a joy to read! Lots of information I did not know presented in a conversational way.

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Michael Ellenberger

July 18, 2015

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Good book, and I think it looks great on a shelf.

-Sent from my coffee pot.

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Kenneth J Dowling

Interesting history

October 30, 2016

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More of a history book and less on the impact on the human body. It was still an interesting read.

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Amazon Customer

June 8, 2015

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Very thorough. Drink a coffee while you read/listen for a meta experience.

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Good information , interesting reading

April 1, 2014

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I liked the way the book takes you on the author's journey around the world as he explores the world of "caffeine".
It opened my eyes to a lot of things. I ordered another copy and sent it to a friend who is an athletic coach.

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