Posted on 12/23/2008 10:34:50 AM PST by Ernest_at_the_Beach
In a study on 668 healthy volunteers, an espresso pepped up men after just 10 minutes. Women also became more alert after the beverage, but less so.
The University of Barcelona researchers say some of this effect might be psychological because decaffeinated coffee also worked to some extent.
Progress in Neuro-Psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry reports the work.
The volunteers were asked to drink either a classic espresso containing 100mg of caffeine or a decaffeinated espresso containing 5mg of caffeine.
Then the researchers looked for changes in alertness over the following minutes and hours.
Both men and women saw an improvement in their activity levels after drinking the classic espresso and these effects began after as little as 10 minutes.
Arousing
According to the investigators, 45 minutes is the time needed for maximum caffeine concentration to be reached in the blood, but levels reach half this concentration after just a few minutes.
And the effect appeared to be greater in the men.
(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...
Especially,after a six-pack the nite before.
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Men only have to look at videos of caffeine beverages on YouCoffee.com to perk up.
;-)
stupid studies. This is the sort of stuff that tax money goes to.
Bad boys bad to the bone? No, it's in genes
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H/T to Hot Air
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Hey, Mr. Nice Guy. That proverbial bad boy has got you beat - a fact familiar to women who prefer James Dean to Alan Alda.
It's all in the DNA, according to research released Monday. Genes prompt rabble-rouser behavior. But they also foster popularity, according to Alexandra Burt, a Michigan State University behavioral geneticist who released a "groundbreaking study" that suggests good news for bad boys.
Men who had a gene associated with "rule-breaking behavior" were rated most popular by a group of previously unacquainted peers, she found.
"The idea is that your genes predispose you to certain behaviors, and those behaviors elicit different kinds of social reactions from others," said Ms. Burt.
"And so, what's happening is, your genes are to some extent driving your social experiences."
I don’t believe you. Hit me again.
Thanks for posting the links to
“Bad boys bad to the bone? No, it’s in genes” and
“High flyers: bees on cocaine ‘behave like humans’”.
Both articles are very interesting.
This just in:
The same amount of alcohol usually affects women a lot more than a man.
Also, in general, men tend to like watching womens boobs more than women.
Thanks Captain Obvious of Science!
“Damned fine cup of coffee.”
What’s Caffeine’s last name?
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