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Overworked and sleep-deprived, more people are using caffeine as an energy crutch than ever before, experts say. That's not all bad: In fact, 250 milligrams of caffeine per day -- that's two to three cups of joe -- wakes up the brain, improves concentration, relieves stress, and may also help you live longer. But if intake is turning into addiction, you may notice side effects, including dehydration, trouble sleeping, anxiety, an upset stomach, and even problems during prenancy.
If you're trying to cut back, you've probably already reduced the amount of coffee, tea, and sodas that you consume. But the sneaky stimulant can pop up in unexpected places. Since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) doesn't require manufacturers to list caffeine content on nutrition labels, it's often hard to tell whether a product contains the stimulant, and how much. These 12 sources of caffeine -- some hidden, some just plain weird -- could be giving you the jitters.
Coffee ice cream and alcoholic energy drinks are "surprising sources" of caffeine? Really?
I did not know about oatmeal but it is just this product — ??
Sorry friend; water is not wet…
How are any of these "surprising" when caffeine is either A. listed as an ingredient on the label. Or, B. listed in the ingredients list on the "back" of the package?
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One of the Top Chefs marinated their meat in a mixture which included coffee just last week and one of the judges raved about it.
Oatmeal spiked with caffeine?
Really? You’re surprised there is caffeine in diet pills and energy drinks. Did you know water is wet?
i expect there to be junk in processed foods, duh.
‘Journalism’ FAIL
It’s surprising that there’s caffeine in chocolate?
I know what you mean.
Alcoholic energy drinks are not a surprising source of caffeine.
Sorry, they are not ‘sources’ unless they are found naturally in the food.
What a misleading headline, come on guys.
Half of these half caffeine implied in the name. Why would it be a surprise that they have caffeine in them?
Obviously decaf has caffeine in it, it’s still made from the coffee beans, it’s a process of decaffeination.
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A good percentage of Huff-Poo headlines are misleading these days.
Caffeine in headache remedies make the aspirin act faster and up to 40% more effectively, so you can take less aspirin dosage.
Wow, is there a content quota? Who knew chocolate had caffeine! What a shock? And Mountain Dew, too? I don’t believe it!
Wait, you’re not surprised that products marketed as having caffeine have caffeine in them?? I couldn’t believe it!
This story seems a bit misleading: I was expecting natural products that actually have trace amounts of caffeine in them as they come. Instead they’re mostly describing manufactured "energy" products where this is thrown in–and this is a surprise?
One of the dumber articles that I have seen on this site.
The only things that were surprising were the products I’ve never heard of before, like the caffeinated oatmeal and jerky. The rest were no-poop-sherlock moments.
But now I’m fascinated with the idea of marinating meat in a coffee concoction before making jerky. I never know where the next hare-brained idea that I try will come from.
It’s surprising to find out there’s a lot of caffeine in a product that someone adds a lot of caffeine to? I guess there’s something surprising about that.
The most surprising part was the headline.
wait, you’re telling us that there is caffeine is purposefully caffeinated products? Noooooooo!!!! Harrowing news here…
That was about as surprising as finding out Ricky Martin is gay.
Surprising?
Not one of these is surprising.