Understanding Caffeine: A Biobehavioral Analysis

by Jack E. James

Book Overview

Caffeine is the most popular psychoactive substance in the world, and one of the widest-traded commodities in the forms of coffee, tea and cola soft drinks. But is consumption of caffeine safe in terms of physical and mental health?

Addressing this question, the author of this volume traces how caffeine consumption evolved as well as how caffeine is absorbed, distributed and metabolized in our bodies. He then discusses the effects of caffeine...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803971834
• ISBN13: 9780803971837
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Sage Publications, Inc
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.0"