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Saturday, April 19th, 2008 at 3:47 pm

Caffeine Tip: Go for Regular Mini-Doses

image of a coffee mug and books

Did you know that smaller doses of caffeine at regular intervals are better than one BIG’n?

It’s true. As reported in Scientific American:

A lot of people start their day with a big cup of coffee, hoping that the caffeine will invigorate them. But … low doses of caffeine administered at regular intervals may provide improved pick-me-up benefits.

Apparently, these low doses (such as 2 oz. of coffee) are particularly effective when combined with a light carb snack.

Tea and crumpets anyone? (That’s actually a pretty ingenious move on the Brits’ part, apparently.)

Let’s see … what would the American version be …

Here’s another article unpacking the same report.

And another from WIRED Magazine.

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