384 Pages
by
CRC Press
384 Pages
by
CRC Press
384 Pages
by
CRC Press
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Caffeine-found in tea, coffee, maté, cola beverages, cocoa, and chocolate products-is an integral part of the diet of many people. Caffeine answers questions for a broad range of readers interested in the effects beverages and foods containing this dietary methylxanthine have on human health, nutrition, and physiological functioning. The composition, processing, consumption, health effects, and... Read more
1. Introduction to the Chemistry, Isolation, and Biosynthesis of Methylxanthine 2. Analytical Methods for Quantitation of Methylxanthine 3. Tea: The Plant and Its Manufacture; Chemistry and Consumption of the Beverage 4. Tea in China 5. The Coffee Plant and Its Processing 6. The Chemical Components of Coffee 7. Methylxanthine Composition and Consumption Patterns of Cocoa and Chocolate Product 8. Maté 9. Caffeine Consumption 10. Basic Metabolism and Physiological Effects of the Methylxanthines 11. Caffeine as an Ergogenic Aid 12. Caffeine: Effects on Psychological Functioning and Performanc 13. Coffee, Caffeine, and Serum Cholesterol 14. Coffee, Tea, Cancer and Fibrocystic Breast Disease 15. Caffeine, Calcium, and Bone Health 16. Caffeine and Reproduction
Biography
Gene A. Spiller
