{"id":2367,"date":"2010-06-07T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-06-07T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.willclower.com\/blog\/2010\/06\/i-dont-buy-it-caffeine-addicts-get-no-perk.html"},"modified":"2016-09-21T09:41:04","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T13:41:04","slug":"i-dont-buy-it-caffeine-addicts-get-no-perk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mymedwellness.com\/blog\/?p=2367","title":{"rendered":"I don’t buy it. “Caffeine addicts get no perk”"},"content":{"rendered":"

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British scientists report that caffeine consumers actually “get no perk” from their morning joe. I don’t buy it. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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It is true, as they say, that we develop a tolerance to caffeine over time. But they’re saying that <\/span><\/span>“Although frequent consumers feel alerted by caffeine, evidence suggests that this is actually merely the reversal of the fatiguing effects of acute caffeine withdrawal” <\/span><\/span><\/i><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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In other words, when you wake up groggy, have your morning cup, and feel more alert, you’re not actually feeling more alert. Huh? <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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Here’s how they came to this counterintuitive bit of silliness. They got caffeine users to go off it for 16 hrs. They then gave them a caffeine pill, or a placebo. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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THEN … they had <\/span><\/span>the individuals themselves<\/span><\/span><\/i> rate how alert they felt like they were, and compared that to the “alertness” of non-consumers. These two, completely different, self-reported guestimates turned out to be similar. <\/span><\/span>And THAT’s how they came up with the conclusion that you read in the title: <\/span><\/span>Caffeine addiction is such a downer that regular coffee drinkers may get no real pick-me-up from their morning cup.<\/b> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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You can’t even compare two different sets of subjective data like this. So don’t doubt your senses, you caffeine fiends. The increase in alertness you feel, is not a mirage. <\/span><\/div>\n

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Caffeine addicts get no real perk from morning cup | Reuters<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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