Posted on 11/07/2007 5:19:10 AM PST by Toddsterpatriot
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - The windy city is also the most wired, according to a survey that showed people in Chicago are the most caffeinated in the United States.
Chicagoans eat more chocolate and drink more cola than other U.S. urbanites, and are among the top consumers of energy drinks and coffee.
They are also likely to say caffeine is good for you, according to the poll conducted by Prince Market Research.
Tampa, Miami, Phoenix and Atlanta rounded out the top five most caffeinated cities, while residents of San Francisco, Philadelphia, New York, Detroit and Baltimore consumed the least caffeine.
"It's surprising perhaps that some places you may think have a lot of hustle and bustle like San Francisco, Philadelphia and New York, were the least caffeinated cities," said Todd Smith, a spokesman for HealthSaver, a healthcare discount service that commissioned the poll.
The survey looked at consumption of coffee, tea, chocolate, sodas, energy drinks and caffeine pills in 20 major cities in the United States by interviewing 2,000 people.
Seattle took the top spot in just caffeinated coffee consumption. Nearly 60 percent of residents in the city said coffee would be the most difficult caffeine product to give up.
The growing popularity of "high-end" coffees, energy drinks and green tea has added to more caffeine consumption around the world, according to HealthSaver.
Half of all the people questioned in the poll said they drank coffee every day, followed by 21 percent who drank caffeinated cola.
New Yorkers and San Franciscans were also among people most likely to say caffeine is bad for you. More than 70 percent of people questioned in the poll said they were not addicted to caffeine. The older the age group the more likely they were to say coffee would be the most difficult caffeinated product to give up.
Ping!
We’re #1! Pass the deep dish and the Italian beef!
As the winter comes on and the temperatures drop, more folks will get a hot cuppa joe on the way to work andthecaffeinebuzzwilltakerootandbzzzzzzzzzwillbesoundofChicago.
I'd like to thank coffee and all the little people that had a part in making morning, lunch, afternoon, dinner, and before-bed coffee...without them...I don't know...life just wouldn't be the same. I salute you, coffee...you've done mankind a great service!
This could be bad for children. Hmm, maybe we can try prohibition.....
Think of all the children who'd be late for school if their parent's coffee was outlawed. In the case of the public schools, this could be the best thing for them.....
I'm conflicted.
Mrs. O’Leary’s Latte Creamery
I’m from Chicago and I drink coffee before going to bed.
>> residents of New York consumed the least caffeine. <<
Hmm. Crack, instead?
One of my favorite Letterman lines (and I’m sure it’s not original to him): “Live from New York, the city that never sleeps... and looks like it!”
(Shhh! I’m trying to figure out how to brew coffee in the bathtub and dig a tunnel to the nearest speakeasy).
I also suspected that crack might be the stimulant of choice in Philly, NYC, Detroit, & Balto. For San Franciso, the gay capital of America, it might be methamphetamine.
You think I’m a mean mom now? Just wait and see what I’m like without my coffee.
Oh, I’m working on it. See my #12. I can brew a batch of “high octane” just for you! :-)
Imported coffee? Globalist!
100% arabica bean Maxwell House. God only knows where it comes from. Not North Dakota, that’s for sure.
I don’t think they went to Alaska. I never saw as many places to get coffee as I did there. Nothing for 50 miles in any direction, but a coffee shack on the side of the road!
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