Coffee, one of the world’s most consumed beverages, is often lauded for its ability to enhance alertness and cognitive performance. Recent studies utilizing advanced neuroimaging techniques like resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) have begun to unravel the intricate ways in which coffee, and its key component caffeine, modulate brain activity. This exploration into the …
Caffeine is a central nervous system stimulant [of the methylxanthine classification] and is the single most consumed psychoactive substance worldwide. According to the University of Villanova, over 90% of adults in the United States consume on a daily basis. What’s more, over 50% of American adults ingest over 300 mg of caffeine daily – usually …
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from the roasting of coffee beans, which technically, are seeds of berries produced by the Coffea plant. Specifically, when Coffea plant berries ripen, they are picked, processed, dried, roasted, ground, brewed with boiling water, and served as the beverage we’ve come to know as coffee. Although the Coffea plant …
Estimates suggest that over 80% of all adults in the United States drink coffee; this equates to roughly 4/5 adults. There are many benefits associated with caffeine intake, and even more specifically linked to coffee consumption (e.g. reduced risk of certain cancers). The caffeine content within coffee is used by the masses as a means …