the legend of the discovery of coffee relates to
kaldi and the dancing goats
the early history of coffee included a 1674 pamphlet from england titled
the womens petition against coffee
in the 18th century coffee houses were referred to as
penny universities
the largest exporters of coffee to the US are
colombia, brazil, and vietnam
green, black and oolong tea are all prepared from leaves of
camellia sinensis
the worlds largest per capita consumers of tea are found in
turkey
_____is prescribed to asthma sufferers because it releases bronchial passages
camellia sinensis, theobromine, exanthine, theophylline
theophylline
Theobroma, the genus name for the cocao tree, is latin for
food of the gods
most regular brewed teas have about how much caffeine per cup
40-60 mg (about 1/2 amount in coffee)
the unique xanthine in chocolate is:
hysocine, diphenhydramine, theobromine, methylene chloride
theobromine
in 1909, the FDA seized some Coca-Cola syrup and filed charges against the company partly because
the syrup contained caffeine
according to current FDA rules on cola drinks
they cannot contain more than 6 mg caffeine per ounce
the max CNS effect of caffeine is reached about ___ after drinking coffee
2 hours
the most consistent withdrawal symptom after chronic caffeine use is
headache
caffeine works in the brain by
blocking adenosine receptors
one important determinant of the behavioral effects of caffeine is
whether the person is a regular user
caffeine had been shown to be an effective treatment for
migrane headaches
drinking 5 or more cups of coffee per day
slightly increases the risk of heart attack
caffeine is thought to relieve headaches because it's
a vasoconstrictor
