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Waking up to caffeine society.
Australasian Business Intelligence, October, 2003
Oct 12, 2003 (The Sunday Times - ABIX via COMTEX)
In 1953, Australians were consuming 0.5 kilograms of coffee per year each. In 2003, it is nearly 3 kilograms per year. The use of caffeine by workers to counter the effects of sleep-deprivation will be discussed at a conference in Sydney on "sleep loss and its impact on the workplace" . Among the international experts attending is Dr Naomi Rogers, the University of Pennsylvania's assistant professor of sleep and chronobiology, who says the syndrome is also evident in the 12 to 15-year-old age group, except that energy drinks are the source of caffeine instead of coffee. Professor Ron Grunstein, the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research's head of sleep research, says 20 of Australians work rotating shifts and...
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