Regular coffee drinkers get weaker caffeine boost

16/07/02 - People who drink coffee on a regular basis may benefit from the caffeine kick in the first cup of the day but do not experience the extended stimulation of occasional drinkers, according to new research from Canada.

Scientists from the Operation Medicine Section, Defence R&D Canada sought to assess whether the ergogenic effect – the ‘caffeine kick’ sought by many people to help them through the say – was different for regular and occasional drinkers of coffee, and whether it was related to the concentration of caffeine in circulation.

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