Caffeinated

<p>Most people can’t get through the day without a hit of caffeine. Chances are you’re one of them. But do you really know what that daily coffee or coke is doing to you?</p> <p>Caffeine is a powerful stimulant. It wakes us up boosts our mood and offers the potential to improve both our athletic performance and our intellectual prowess.</p> <p>But did you know that caffeine can play a role in health problems such as obesity and anxiety depending on how it is delivered to the body? Many purveyors of caffeine-based products have ducked regulation for decades – how have they been allowed to get away with this? And are you aware of how caffeine is used to reinforce buying patterns sharpening our craving for it?</p> <p>From the coffee farms of Guatemala to the world’s largest synthetic caffeine factory in China Murray Carpenter draws on the latest research to reveal the little-known truths about this addictive largely unregulated drug that we consume every day in coffee energy drinks teas colas chocolate and even painkillers.</p>