Author | : Silvio Garattini |
File Size | : 54,8 Mb |
Publisher | : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
Language | : English |
Release Date | : 08 May 1993 |
ISBN | : UOM:39015046931559 |
Pages | : 438 pages |
Caffeine Coffee and Health by Silvio Garattini Book PDF Summary
In this volume, leading international investigators provide an objective view of the physiological and behavorial effects of coffee and its relationship to various diseases, including cancer. The book begins with a survey of coffee consumption and analyses of the composition of coffee, the metabolism of caffeine and other components of coffee, and the mechanism of action of caffeine. The contributors then review and assess the experimental, clinical, and epidemiological datat on the cardiovascular effects of caffeine; its role in myocardial infarction and other cardiovascular diseases; its psychopharmacology and influence on sleep, wakefulness, and cognitive function; its reproductive effects and hazards; and its carcinogenic and mutagenic potential. [...] [Ed.].