How Does Caffeine Affect the Body? - Ask a Nutritionist

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🗓️ 6 April 2023

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Did you know that caffeine is considered a drug? 85% of the US population consumes at least one caffeinated beverage a day. Just like any drug there are good and bad side effects. Listen in to this week's episode of Ask a Nutritionist with Britni as she goes through everything you need to know about caffeine and how it affects our bodies.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Ask a Nutritionist podcast, brought to you by Nutritional Weight and Wellness.
0:06.2	We are thrilled to have you join us today as we discuss the connection between what you eat and how you feel and share practical real-life solutions for healthier living through balanced nutrition.
0:17.6	Now let's get started.
0:19.2	Good morning and welcome to Dishing Up Nutrition's new midweek segment called Ask a Nutrition. Now let's get started. Good morning and welcome to Dishing Up Nutrition's new midweek
0:23.3	segment called Ask a Nutritionist. My name is Brittany Vincent, a registered and licensed
0:28.2	dietitian. And on today's show brought to you by nutritional weight and wellness,
0:32.7	we'll be answering a question we've received from our Dishing Up Nutrition listeners. And today,
0:39.4	the question is, how does caffeine affect the body? I think this will be a popular one because
0:48.2	85% of the U.S. population consumes at least one caffeinated beverage a day, according to a 2014
0:57.7	review from food and chemical toxicology.
1:02.2	And there's a lot of different aspects to consider when we're thinking about drinking caffeine,
1:08.6	but I'm just going to focus on a handful that I think our listeners will
1:13.1	resonate with. So let's start with the negative impacts of caffeine. You know, caffeine
1:21.1	can be addicting. As a society, we don't necessarily always think of it as a drug, but
1:27.3	caffeine is a drug. So like any other drug,
1:31.1	it can become addicting for some individuals. And for some people, they get that caffeine crash,
1:41.2	maybe a few hours after drinking something, and then they gravitate towards more caffeine.
1:47.8	So it can be addicting in that way as well. Another negative is if you have adrenal fatigue,
1:56.1	also known as HPA access dysfunction, caffeine is not a good idea. And if you're not familiar with those
2:04.3	terms, basically it means that you've been under chronic stress for a long period of time.
2:11.2	And caffeine is just going to act as another stressor on your body. And caffeine actually increases our cortisol. And cortisol is our
2:22.8	stress hormones. So again, if you're under a lot of stress, then increasing your cortisol even
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