This is to be the first post of a recurring theme here at the TTB: why I drink tea. I'm covering Caffeine first because its a big part of a lot of people's lives. Caffeine is a staple in both of the big morning drinks (the other being coffee), as well as in soda drinks. So what draws us to this particular chemical?
Caffeine can be found naturally in coffee, tea, guarana and various other plants. Discovered originally by a German chemist, Friedrich Ferdinand Runge, it acts as a natural pesticide in plants. Human consumption of caffeine, however, dates back much further then this.
Caffeine in mild doses has a fairly wide variety of effects including increase alertness, and increased tolerance for labor (mental and physical) , and decreased drowsiness. Its easy to see with these effects why beverages which have caffeine naturally would be popular in breakfast drinks.
Cheers - Teb
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