Correlates of coffee and caffeine consumption
A sample of adults, considered representative of the United States, was interviewed by telephone about caffeine consumption and about experiences and personal characteristics that have been considered antecedents or risk factors of vascular diseases and malignancies. Consumption of more than 466 mg caffeine per day placed a person in the to quartile. Compared to consumers of lower amounts of caffeine, these high consumers were more likely to perceive their health as good. Perhaps this in why they allowd themselves greater liberty in avoiding what are considered health promoting behaviors. For example, high consumers were more likely to smoke cigarettes and to acknowledge stress. In addition, they were less likely to take vitamin supplements and to consume a "healthy" diet (i.e. containing large amounts of fiber, vitamins and cruciferous vegetables, and small amounts of fat). If, indeed, drinkers of caffeine in coffee are at increased risk of any disease, then this heightened risk might reflect the characteristics and health behaviors of some drinkers and not their consumption of caffeine and coffee
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París (Francia)
1988
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| Subjects: | CAFE, CAFEINA, CONSUMO, MUESTREO, EFECTOS SECUNDARIOS, PERSONAS, ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA, |
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