Is America a nation of java junkies?

IS AMERICA A NATION OF PJAVA JUNKIES? The American Psychiatric Association recently released a Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders. (DSM-5) lists caffeine intoxication and caffeine withdrawal as mental disorders. IN SHORT, THE APA NOW EQUATES COFFEE WITH: 000 Alcohol Nicotine Heroin Cannabis HOW MUCH CAFFEINE IS IN COFFEE? Espresso 1 oz. (30 mL) 40-75 mg Decaf Espresso 1 oz. (30 mL) 0-15 mg Generic Brewed 8 oz. (240 mL) 95-200 mg Decaf Generic Brewed 8 oz. (240 mL) 2-12 mg Generic Instant 8 oz. (240 mL) 27-173 mg Decaf Generic Instant 8 oz. (240 mL) 2-12 mg McDonalds Brewed 16 oz. (480 mL) 100 mg McDonald's Mocha Frappe 16 oz. (480 mL) 125 mg Starbucks Latte 16 oz. (480 mL) 150 mg Starbucks Pike Place Brewed 16 oz. (480 mL) 330 mg Decaf Starbucks Pike Place Brewed 16 oz. (480 mL) 25 mg COMPARING OTHER BEVERAGES TO COFFEE LEVELS OF CAFFEINE TEAS Assam Black Tea 86 mg Darjeeling Autumnal / White Tea Kenyan Green Tea 58 mg 56 mg China White Tea 75 mg Indian Green Tea 59 mg Chinese Ti Kuan Celon Black Tea 58 mg Yin Oolong 37 mg SODAS Pepsi Max/Diet Pepsi Max 69 mg Pepsi/Pepsi Twist/ Diet Pepsi Jazz 37.5 mg Diet Pepsi 36 mg CocaCola Zero/ Pepsi One/ Mountain Dew/ Mountain Dew Code Mr. Pibb / Mello Yello Sunkist Orange 37 mg 40 mg Coke Classic/ Wild Cherry Pepsi 38 mg Red/Diet Mountain Dew 37 mg Cherry Coke/ Lemon Coke/ Mugg Root Beer/ 7-Up / Sprite / Tab Vanilla Coke 37 mg 31.2 mg Fresca / Fanta/ Slice / Sierra Mist O mg Diet Coke 30.4 mg Dr. Pepper/ Diet Dr. Pepper A&W Creme Soda 27 mg Barq's Root Beer 23 mg 29 mg ENERGY DRINKS AMP (8.4 oz) 74 mg Monster Energy (16 oz) 160 mg Jolt (12 oz) 71.2 mg No Fear (8 oz) Red Bull (8.4 oz) Enviga (12 oz) 100 mg 83 mg 80 mg No Name (8.4 oz) 280 mg Full Throtle (16 oz) 144 mg CHOCOLATE Slim-Fast Chocolate Milk Chocolate (1 oz) 6 mg Chocolate Milk (8 oz) White Chocolate Beverages (1 serving) 74 mg (1 oz) 71.2 mg Yoo-Hoo (8 oz) O mg 4 mg Dark Chocolate (1 oz) 20 mg SYMPTOMS OF CAFFEINE OVERDOSE SYMPTOMS OF CAFFEINE WITHDRAWAL • Restlessness • Nervousness • Excitement • Red face • Twitching of muscles • Rambling • Rapid and irregular heartbeat • Sleeplessness • Headaches Fatigue • Difficulty Concentrating Depressed Mood NEVER MIND ALL THAT: HOW MUCH DO AMERICANS LOVE COFFEE? 83 % of adults drink coffee in the U.S.; the world's biggest consumer of the beverage, up from 78 percent a year earlier. 300 MG the average amount of caffeine adult consumes per day. 65 % 3 OUT OF 5 coffee drinkers say they "need" coffee to start their day of us drink at least 13 cups of coffee a week 68 % 3.2 drink a cup of coffee within an hour of waking up average number of cups we drink a day 400 MILLION 74 % Total number of cups we drink a day: that would fill up the Statue of Liberty 14.5 times of Hispanic-Americans drink coffee daily 12 percentage points ahead of non-Hispanics. coffee HOW DO WE LIKE TO DRINK IT? 2' TIME , 6 5 TOP FLAVORS: 35 % Chocolate, Vanilla, Caramel, Hazelnut, Cinnamon of coffee drinkers like it black 9 OZ. average size of a coffee cup 57 % add sugar or sweetner 3,487 GALLONS 20-30 % of all coffee sales are flavored coffees largest cup of coffee, created by De'Longhi in London, UK, on November 5, 2012. Black coffee was used and the cup measured 9 ft 6 in. tall and 8 ft 8 in wide. IN DEFENSE OF DRINKING COFFEE BENEFITS include increased alertness and attention, a metabolic rate boost and reduced heart disease and diabetes risks. ALZHEIMERS OR DEMENTIA People who drink a moderate amount of coffee are less likely to develop Alzheimers or dementia in old age 10 % Men who drink two to three cups a day had a 10 percent chance of outliving those who drink no coffee, while women have a 13 percent advantage EXTENDS LIVES $30 BILLION Can extend the lives of people who drink it daily, according to researchers at the National Cancer Institute. the business of coffee, and that means jobs. SPEAKING OF THE BUSINESS OF COFFEE... COFFEE Shop THE BUSINESS OF COFFEE $18 BILLION Yearly money spent on specialty coffee in the U.S. 34 % percentage of coffee drinkers who go to premium places (Starbucks, Coffeebean, etc.) for take out $4 BILLION amount of coffee imported annually 29 % 30 % percentage of people who go to lower-price outlets (Mcdonalds, Dunkin Donuts, etc.) when out Brazilian output of coffee (Vietnam and Colombia are Number 2 and 3) $165 total average of money spent on coffee each year by coffee drinker BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW Brazil once had such a coffee surplus, they tried to find other uses for it, including using it to make plastic 2 82 cups of coffee in 7 hours: the world's drinking record 4. Coffee was so scarce in Germany that during WWI, "coffee bombs" or bags of coffee were dropped from planes to turn the people against their government $47.30 for a Starbucks' Quadriginoctuple Frappe COFFE Kopi Luwak or Civet Coffee is the most expensive coffee in the world, selling at $120 to $600 per pound. Find it mostly in the U.S and Japan There's a tourist agency for people wanting to take coffee vacations called Cafe Away Although Americans love coffee, many other countries love it far more. Norway, for example leads coffee consumption in the world and consumes more than 3x more per capita than the US and Italy Finland drinks the most coffee per person. The United States is ranked number 12. The only place where coffee is grown in the United States is Hawaii SOURCES http://coffeemoment.info/category/coffee-facts/ http: www.coffeemarvel.com http://www.livescience.com/16297-coffee-facts-national-coffee-day-infographic.html http://www.opposingviews.com/i/health/mental-health/caffeine-withdrawal-now-classified-mental-disorder-dsm-5 http://www.inquisitr.com/679948/drinking-too-much-coffee-can-induce-a-mental-disorder/ http://en.ilovecoffee.jp/posts/view/29 http://www.statisticbrain.com/coffee-drinking-statistics/ http://likes.com/misc/12-awesome-facts-about-coffee http://www.nationmaster.com/graph/foo_cof_con-food-coffee-consumption Caffeine in coffee amounts, adapted from Journal of Food Science, 2010; Pediatrics, 2011; USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 23 , 2010; Journal of Analytical Toxicology, 2006; Starbucks, 2011; McDonald's, 2011 TopCounselingSchools.org +