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The additive that flows under the radarThe most popular drug in America is a white powder. No, not that powder. This is caffeine in its most essential state. And Caffeinated reveals the little-known truth about this addictive, largely unregulated drug found in coffee, energy drinks, teas, colas, chocolate, and even pain relievers.We'll learn why caffeine has such a powerful effect on everything from boosting our mood to improving our athletic performance as well as how - and why - brands such as Coca-Cola have ducked regulatory efforts for decades. We learn the differences in the various ways caffeine is delivered to the body, how it is quietly used to reinforce our buying patterns, and how it can play a role in promoting surprising health problems like obesity and anxiety.
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Murray Carpenter is the author of Caffeinated, How Our Daily Habit Helps, Hurts, and Hooks Us. He has worked as a radio reporter for Maine Public Broadcasting Network, and as a newspaper reporter for Maine Times and The Republican Journal. As a freelancer focused on science and environmental stories, he has written for the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Christian Science Monitor, and the Bangor Daily News. His radio stories have aired on NPR, PRI's The World, and Living on Earth. And he has written for a number of magazines, including Wired, National Geographic and Audubon. He lives in Belfast, Maine.