Getting Your Caffeine Fix (in the office)

Getting Your Caffeine Fix in the Office Lots of us rely on a daily caffeine fix to get us through our long and stressful days at the office, but how healthy is your caffeine fix? Is your favourite drink laden with calories and could there be a healthier alternative? Find out too where you stand against the daily caffeine guidelines and just how many hot drinks we Brits are getting through every day... CAFFEINE (MG) CALORIES 32 1 Coke Zero Can ( 330ml) 32 147 Coca-Cola (330ml) Dr Pepper Can (330ml) Cup of Green Tea 39 137 40 0 42 1 Diet Coke Can 46 266 Lucozade 380ml Bottle ucozade Cup of PG Tips Tea ( Semi Skimmed milk) Starbucks Chai Tea Latte Semi Skimmed ( Short) 50 14 50 118.8 75 77.1 tarbucks semi Skimmed Cappuccino (Short) Starbucks Americano (Short) Starbucks Espresso (Solo) Mug of Tetley Starbucks Semi Skimmed Cappuccino (Tall) 75 5.7 75 5.7 75 14 Tea 75 91.2 Starbucks Semi Skimmed Latte (Short) Starbucks Semi Skimmed Latte (Tall) 75 95.3 75 147.8 80 25 80 110 Red Bull Energy Shots (60ml) Red Bull Energy Drink 250ml Can Frappuccino Coffee Tall Caramel Frappuccino with Whipped Cream (Tall) 85 184.2 85 302.3 90 183.8 Starbucks Mocha Semi Skimmed (Short) 95 266.2 Starbucks Mocha Semi Skimmed (Tall) Mug of Instant Coffee (Semi-Skimmed Milk) AcDonald's Small Black Coffee (354 ml) 100 24.5 109 0 120 2 Lucozade Alert Plus (60 ml) McDonald's Large Black Coffee (473 ml) 145 0 150 11.4 Starbucks Americano (Tall) 150 11.4 Starbucks Espresso (Doppio) 160 290 Rockstar Energy Drink 500ml Can मा 160 2.6 Starbucks Fresh Filter Coffee (Short) Manster Monster Energy Drink (500ml) 160 100 160 230 Relentless Energy Drink 500ml Can 171 25 Ammo (30ml) 240 3.9 400 0 Starbucks Fresh Filter Coffee (Tall) Fixx Extreme Ultra Shot (5ml) ULTIMATE CAFFEINE FIX CAFFEINE CONSUMPTION STATS The human body will absorb just 300 mg of caffeine at a given time. Additional amounts are cast off and provide no additional stimulation. Fixx Extreme Ultra Shot is the most concentrated form of caffeine available, with a 5ml shot containing a staggering 400mg of caffeine. COFFEE DRUNK PER DAY The human body dissipates 20% of On average, men drink more coffee than women (1.7 cups per day vs. 1.5 cups) the caffeine in its system per hour HOT DRINK HABITS AT WORK CUPS CONSUMED BY THE AVERAGE WORKER. 20 CUPS /WEEK Research found the typical office worker sups four cups of tea or coffee each day - that's 20 cups per week at work and 1,040 cups a year. Given the average person works in full time employment from 47,840 CUPS the age of 18 to 64 that equals. With the average mug holding 250ml of liquid; this would equate to 11,960 litres of tea or coffee consumed in a lifetime whilst at work. Or, you guessed it, 60 bath tubs. HOT DRINK STATS 12 11 10 6. Which results in 190 DAYS in lost productivity over a working lifetime 4 OUT OF 10 employees make 24 MINS A DAY a hot drink for more than 1 are spent drinking, making and collecting hot drinks colleague per day £400 £400 This costs employers £400 per employee per year RESEARCH ABOUT COFFEE IMPROVING MOOD A Bristol University study of 600 people found that those who had a cup of ordinary coffee PERFORMED BETTER and were MORE UPBEAT than those who drank decaffeinated coffee or nothing WORK PERFORMANCE STATS Respondents were asked to state what effect they believed drinking hot drinks had on them throughout the working day. Whilst 41% claimed that it KEEPS THEM ALERT throughout the day. More than a fifth, 22%, work said that they believed it IMPROVES their professional performance 6 MYTHS ABOUT CAFFEINE DEBUNKED MYTHS REALITY X Caffeine is addictive Regular use of caffeine does cause mild physical dependence but it doesn't threaten your physical, social, or economic health the way addictive drugs do. After 8 to 10 hours, 75% of the caffeine you've drunk is gone so for most people, a cup of coffee or two in the morning won't interfere with sleep at night. X Caffeine is likely to cause insomnia X Caffeine is harmful for women Many studies show no links between low amounts of caffeine (a cup of coffee a day) and trouble conceiving. trying to get pregnant X Caffeine has a dehydrating effect Although caffeine acts as a mild diuretic, studies show drinking caffeinated drinks doesn't actually cause dehydration. X Caffeine can help you sober up Alcohol impairs reaction time and judgement and caffeine cannot restore this. WHEN WE GET OUR CAFFEINE FIX 65% of coffee is 30% between meals and 5% at drunk at breakfast other meals. UK CAFFEINE SPENDING STATS Caffeine is the most widely ingested drug in the world. In Britain alone, we spend. £850 MİLLION a year on coffee £600 MILLION a year on tea. 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