Caffeinated - How Our Daily Habit Helps, Hurts, and Hooks Us

Murray Carpenter

Plume Books

2015

288 páginas

9h 36m

ISBN-10: 0142181803

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.