Clo - Suaday, April 22, 1984 - North Shore News NATURAL STIMULANT Caffeine is a common ingredient WE'VE all become more conscious about health and fitness over the fast tew years. More and more people are watching what they eal and drink, trying Out new diets and = starting up. on special exercise programs Part and parcel of this new interest in healthy living Js greater interest in how foods and beverages are made —- how much sugar or salt they contain and how our bodies digest what we consume each day. This kind of close attention to your diet can lead to un- founded concern, though, especially if you worry too much about specifics, like caffeine, sodium) or other tood ingredients ally Ann appeal THE SALVATION Arity will conduct its Annual Na fional Campaign for tunds during the month of May with a National Objective of $15 45 million David | Helliwell, press dent of Marin Investments Ltd ou Chairman of the local Greater Nancouver Lower Mainland Campaign seeking an obyeetive wot $1878 000 00 Ot peeme amportance Ca the local Catapaipn as the one might residential bhtz which will take place an Mordas May between 6 and Y UO pam On that night appros ttidately 4+ OOO Canwassers walt eal door to door ALE appar ment dwellers amd persens oy anv afcas Oo orpaniezed ote at buasis house ter frouse will reeerse og Nouseboba tiailes whoo te wall rac dude are ae ctv hoopye Pdic tree y rasa ow bog sed or support UO datte. NOTE OS scchenitns bere Prosi : eos 1+ Ce | rs oe er hin How NVariiatid Pryce stapeproer eh the Goat pect y catpeendh ttn Seat Seae cee the Pee aN rd feats Vesaratad Poot Netty seen 1 rate ghee cet bye ne rr hay vant "urrme trp ebers reve as woud 1 Vist barnyy loeas t GIVE Take catteine, for exam ple There's been quite a con- trovery over this common substance bet's tind out where it comes trom and how it affects you Caffeine is very part of your dathy tood tn- take It’s found in a wide vaniety Of products including coffee, tea, cocoa and chocolate. Small amounts of cafferme are used as a'fla- voring ingredient in cola sott drinks. It’s also used in cer- tain medicines (such as cold, headache, allergy and stay- much a GREEN awake pills) and in some bak ed goods, trozen dairy pro ducts, sott candies, gelatins and puddings Contrary to popular behet, caffeine ts not an artificial chemical It as a natural pro- duct found in coffee and cocoa beans, tea leaves, kola nuts, the ilea plant and other plants of the holly species. A white, crystalline sub- stance, caffeine 1s a mild stumulant. Some people tind that cafferne will “‘pick them up,’ especially if they're feel- however, really depends on you -—— your altitude, mood, usual consumpuon level and your own expectations will determine how you react to catteine-containing products. So how much caffeine ts there in the foods and bever- ages we consume? Well, it vanes. If you use strong cof- fee beans and brew a strong cup of cotfee, you could end up with about 17Smg of caf- feine per cup, although the average 1s about 74mg _ per cup strong cup. will give you 100mg, a very weak one, about 27mg of caffeine. A cup of cocoa has about 42mg, headache tablets about 30mg, and cola soft: drinks range from ‘5S to 30mg per serving. In soft drinks, caffeime’s bitter taste combines with the sweeteners and other flavor- ing ingredients to create an overall pleasing taste effect. Since caffeine is always listed on the label, you can tell at a glance which soft caffeine-based flavors In order to provide you vath additional choice, Cana- da’s soft dnnk makers re- cently introduced a number of caffeine-free cola drinks for those who want to monitor caffeine intake. As with everything, mod- eranion is the key. 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