We'll learn how caffeine works and why its effect varies from person to person. TAGLE: So in this episode of LIFE KIT - understanding our pal, caffeine. UGO: We use caffeine to treat, of course, migraine headaches and other types of headache. TAGLE: For women, caffeine is associated with lower stroke risk.ĬORNELIS: Coffee and caffeine reduces risk of Parkinson's disease. UGO: It's thought that for every one cup of coffee you drink, there's a 3% decreased risk in arrhythmia. For one, caffeine is thought to protect your liver from cirrhosis and other liver diseases.ĬORNELIS: Coffee consumption reduces your risk of Type 2 diabetes. In general, when used correctly, caffeine is your friend, not your foe, and has a lot of positive effects to offer you. UGO IROKU: Caffeine has a lot of benefits for the average person, including in the areas that you would have imagined it did it. But I've got some news for you - caffeine is not the enemy. And there's a lot of confusing media out there suggesting that caffeine consumption is something to be curbed, cut out entirely, even feared. Personally, I've gotten a ton of grief from friends and family about all those Monsters. TAGLE: If you're listening to this, these are probably familiar feelings. MARILYN CORNELIS: Some people, they might think that they need to cut back because they don't like the idea of feeling that they're addicted to something, or they just think that overall, there's - it's better for their health to cut back on caffeine. So it's safe to say a bunch of us are stuck on the sauce. Of those, 75% consume caffeine at least once a day. In fact, a 2022 survey reported that 93% of American adults consume caffeine. There are millions of adult brains out there that wake up every morning and scream, caffeine, caffeine, caffeine. Maybe my drink doesn't speak to you specifically, but I'm betting that you can relate. It was so much a part of my routine, it kind of became a personality trait. That's the white and silver can for fellow enthusiasts. From that summer on, before every test, every deadline, every big interview, really on any just marginally busy day for years, I needed my Monster Zero Ultra. But lucky for me, my cute little hall monitor desk sat right next to a vending machine stocked with all the best goodies - Pop-Tarts, M&M's, Cup of Noodles and, maybe you've guessed it, energy drinks. The hardest part of the job was staying awake. to sit at a desk at the front of the dorms and check the IDs of everyone who entered the building. I was a sophomore in college at the time, and it was my duty from 9 p.m. Years before I became a reporter for LIFE KIT, I worked a graveyard shift. Do you know when your relationship with caffeine began? I know exactly when mine started. MARIELLE SEGARRA, BYLINE: You're listening to LIFE KIT from NPR.
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