Caffeine, Coffee and Health

This volume provides an objective view of the physiological and behavioral effects of coffee and its relationship to various diseases, including cancer. Contents: Coffee consumption; Composition of coffee (Caffeine... Contaminants... Decaffeination techniques); Metabolism of caffeine and other components of coffee; Mechanism of action of caffeine; Metabolic effects of coffee and caffeine intake on the cardiovascular system; The cardiovascular effects of caffeine; Coffee and cardiovascular diseases; Coffee and myocardial infarction (Review of epidemiological evidence); Psychoparmacological profile of caffeine (Interaction with neurotransmitter systems... Psychomotor and mental performance... Body weight regulation); Coffee and caffeine: sleep and wakefulness; Effects of caffeine on human information processing: a cognitive-energetic approach; Reproductive effects of caffeine: experimental studies in animals; Coffee, caffeine, and reproductive hazards in humans; Experimental studies on carcinogenicity and mutagenicity of caffeine; Coffee and cancer epidemiology.