To some, coffee is an essential drug of sorts: a jolting liquid that staves away fatigue, headaches, and lack of motivation. Or perhaps you’re a recovering coffee addict who has now turned to the soothing varieties of tea to get a decent caffeine fix, just without the jitters. Of course, coffee sometimes sounds more like
Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, found that trained athletes who took in caffeine pre-exercise burned about 15% more calories for three hours post-exercise, compared to those who ingested a placebo. The dose that triggered the effect was 4.5 mg of caffeine per kilogram of body weight. For 150-pound woman, that’s roughly 300 mg of caffeine, the
Ribena and Lucozade were today sold to the Japanese for £1.3bn — the price of 2.3 billion cartons of the blackcurrant drink. GlaxoSmithKline, Britain’s biggest drugmaker, put the drinks up for sale in February as part of chief executive Sir Andrew Witty’s push on healthcare brands and vaccines. Private equity firms including Blackstone and Lion
Schemes which offer an incentive for recycling drinks containers could help tackle Scotland’s litter problem, according to the environment secretary. Richard Lochhead is to look at the feasibility of taking up a deposit refund scheme which operates in Sweden. It works by adding a small deposit to the cost of a drink which is refunded
The Saudi beverage market is growing at an annual rate of over eight percent according to Ranjitha Subash, Consumer Insights Director at Kantar Worldpanel. Their information reveals the beverage sector is driving the wider growth noted in the food industry, with each Saudi household buying an average of eleven various beverage categories. Subash cites information
White wine consumption in mainland China is set to rise significantly over the next five years, according to a study undertaken by analysts Wine Intelligence. Cloudy Bay: ‘huge dent in the market’. The report, Emerging Opportunities in the Chinese Wine Market, was released in April this year. It highlights the growing diversification of Chinese consumer
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The drinks business is pleased to announce the winners for this year’s awards after a ceremony at London International Wine Fair 2012. ON-TRADE PERSONALITY OF THE YEAR Abel Lusa (Cambio de Terico) YOUNG ACHIEVER OF THE YEAR Alex Hunt MW (Berkmann Wine Cellars) WOMAN OF THE YEAR Alison Levett (Enotria) MAN OF THE YEAR Sir George
The Effects of Glucuronolactone to the Body. Glucuronolactone, also known as D-Glucuronolactone, DGL and D-Glucoronic Acid, is an organic metabolite found in the body. A metabolite is a substance that results from the metabolism of glucose in the human liver. This water-soluble crystalline compound has been made a common component in stimulants and energy drinks
China and the Demon Drink Posted on June 29, 2011 by herschelian. China has been producing alcohol for some 5000 years. Although the country is beginning to produce increasing quantities of wine (more on which in a later post), the alcoholic drink that typifies China is baijiu (pronounced ‘buy-jee-oo’) aka shaojiu which translates as white wine/white
