Americans are consuming caffeinated beverages as never before. In fact, energy drink sales skyrocketed in 2007. The sale of Rockstar, which contains up to 360 mg of caffeine per can, compared with 80 to 150 mg per serving for coffee, rose 38.9 percent in 2007, according to Beverage Digest. Redbull sales rose 19 percent.
All this caffeine consumption has given rise to growing numbers of "caffeinated moms." A study by an independent, nonprofit research group, The National Sleep Foundation, found more than 65 percent of moms drink caffeinated beverages to get through their day.
[From Caffeinated moms drink up to keep up - CNN.com]
Quick, to the Romeromobile!
What I find interesting here is that I consider myself a caffeine fiend, I drink anywhere from three to five very strong cups of coffee per day, plus some soda. Combined with the many years I spent working rotating shifts and my Circadian Rhythm is shot to hell, so I need to take a sleeping pill if I want to go to bed before 2 AM.
And that doesn't even guarantee me that I will sleep through the night.
These women are reportedly drinking whole pots of coffee throughout the day. How the hell can the stomach lining survive that kind of abuse? If I overdo it I get instant heartburn and/or acid reflux.
What I find fascinating is how they are claiming that the disruption on the body, caused by the caffeine onslaught, is entirely temporary and has no long term effects.
Yeah baby.
That said, it is a nice thing that today's moms are turning to caffeine for that energy, instead of crystal meth or cocaine.
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Caffeine destroys my stomach—but I drink it anyway. Oops!
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