NUTRITION AND YOUR BODY YOUR BODY ON CAFFEINE BY MARCIA AMIDON LUSTED CONTENT CONSULTANT Leah M. Panek Shirley PhD Assistant Professor Health Nutrition and Dietetics Buffalo State College Core Library Cover image Many coffee drinks including iced blended coffees have caffeine An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdobooks.com
CHAPTER ONE 4
LATE NIGHTS WITH CAFFEINE It's late on a Sunday night School is the next day Alex and a group of his friends are sitting in his family room They're playing the latest video game They drink sodas and energy drinks Everyone is talking and yelling with the game's action Around 9:00 p.m. Alex's mom calls to him Everyone needs to go home After his friends leave he cleans everything up Then he gets ready for bed Alex brushes his teeth and gets into bed But he can't fall asleep He watches the numbers changing on his clock Alex tosses and turns He punches his pillow and tries to relax But his mind Some people do not realize that sodas can contain caffeine 5
