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Coffee Morning Boost is Just a Myth

Researchers at the University of Bristol say that coffee doesn`t make people more alert than they would usually be without it, but rather eases the withdrawal symptoms that build up while one sleep. The research was presented at the British Nutrition Foundation conference. The study showed that only people who haven`t drank coffee for awhile, exhibited a caffeine "buzz,"

The British Coffee Association answered that regular drinkers did feel more alert, saying that the millions of British coffee swear by their morning cup `o joe that the caffeine fix wakes them up, and if they missed out they would feel sluggish and unable to get on with their day. But the Bristol researchers, who reviewed previous studies into the effects of caffeine, said that he found that all the black drink does is counteract the mild caffeine withdrawal symptoms people are experiencing because they haven`t got a fix of the stimulant during the night, meaning that people who drink a caffeinated drink in the morning aren`t more alert than those who never consumed coffee at all.

"We do feel a boost from caffeine in the morning, but that`s probably due to a reversal of the withdrawal symptoms," Professor Peter Rogers, a biological psychologist who led the research said. "That alertness you feel is you getting back to normal, rather than to an above normal level." Rogers said that while Coffee doesn?t boost one`s alertness, it does have some other benefits, could be effective in preventing cognitive decline in the elderly. "If you`re not a regular consumer, you might get something out of one or two drinks. But once you`re a regular consumer, you`re in a cycle of withdrawal reversal."