NUTR 1010 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Caffeine, Palpitations, Insomnia

• School: University of Guelph
• Department: Nutrition
• Course: NUTR 1010
• Professor: neufeld

Document Summary

A beverage made from the roasted beans of the coffee plant (coffea arabica) 90% of north americans consume it every day. Rapid heart rate, irritability, restlessness, insomnia, and heart palpitations. Caffeine increases blood pressure for ~ 2 hrs: not in regular caffeine users. Those who consume caffeine and have low intakes of milk products are at higher risk of having poor bone health. Caffeine crosses the placenta, so if you drink caffeine, so does your baby. High amounts of caffeine may increase risk of low birth weight and preterm birth. Recommendation during pregnancy same as for non-pregnant women. Caffeine may increase or decrease anxiety, depression, other mental health conditions. Lack of sleep can lead to obesity, chronic disease, mental health disorders. Caffeine recommendation: women of childbearing age < 300mg per day. Associated with increased risk of heart disease: mostly found in boiled or french press coffee.