Caffeine Effects
Caffeine, is it bad for health or a useful and safe aid to exercise? Article by James Collier BSc (Hons) RNutr – Contributor in Nutrition A question posed to me frequently is whether caffeine is bad for health or a useful and safe aid to exercise? And this article will attempt to discuss this question. The use of caffeine in sport is topical and over the past 2-3 years there have been a large number of well designed studies examining its use. These have been consolidated into the excellent report in 2003 By Dr Briony Thomas entitled Caffeine and Health: A Review. Despite this review being commission by PG Tips tea (a tea producing subsidiary of Unliver Bestfoods Ltd in the UK), it is both unbiased and informative.Caffeine has mixed reviews in health and sport, so, if I were to conclude this article now, I would say treat caffeine like everything, i.e. moderation is the key. However, I will attempt to summarise the benefits and negative effects and discuss using it to your ad...