Scientists found the so-called “caffeine high” is just a reaction to the body craving the drug. The research found that coffee lovers were no more awake than those who did not drink caffeine in the morning. In fact, the study of 379 people showed, regular coffee drinkers needed a hit of caffeine to bring them up to the same level of alertness as non-coffee drinkers. Prof Peter Rogers, from the University of Bristol’s Department of Experimental Psychology, which led the study, said: “Our study shows that we don’t gain an advantage from consuming caffeine. “Although we feel alerted by it, this is caffeine just bringing us back to normal.”
Researchers deprived each person of coffee for 16 hours before giving the participants either caffeine or a placebo.
Each person then underwent a series of tasks to measure their attentiveness, memory and vigilance.
The study, published online in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology, found there was “little difference” in the results between the coffee users and those who were given placebos.
Prof Rogers added: “On the other hand, while caffeine can increase anxiety, tolerance means that for most caffeine consumers this effect is negligible.”
The research was supported by a grant from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. Telegraph.
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I drink coffee because I like it. I can take it or leave it. It doesn’t keep me awake and I don’t get withdrawal symptoms if I don’t drink it for a few days.
this happens to be very true. every morning i stop in bagel nosh to buy my coffe just bc its cheaper than other drugs that will give me that high. it gives me a temporary high and i feel on top of the world and i forget all my problems which enables me to carry out my daily job
i drink coffe bc i work for Catapult and i have so much stress from the whole sitch that i need it to keep me going
i work for Hershels campaign and things are getting very exciting hereI finally understand in the last few weeks i’ve been drinking tons of coffee i needed that high to keep going,
I enjoy my coffee with my morning dosage of medical marijuana