An article published in Food & Function this week by Professor Alan Crozier and colleagues at the University of Glasgow received extensive coverage in the mainstream UK media yesterday following a press release from the RSC. The article shows that caffeine levels in espresso coffees purchased from coffee shops vary extensively and some are well above the recommended daily allowance set by the Food Standards Agency unwittingly putting those at risk from excessive caffeine consumption, such as pregnant women and those with liver disease, at risk.
The article received coverage in a number of UK newspapers including The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, The Mirror and The Daily Mail. It was also covered on television news outlets including Channel 4 and the BBC. Why not visit the BBC website where you can see Professor Crozier speaking about his research.
Read the full article by clicking on the title below:
Espresso coffees, caffeine and chlorogenic acid intake: potential health implications
Thomas W. M. Crozier, Angelique Stalmach, Michael E. J. Lean and Alan Crozier
Food Funct., 2012, Advance Article, DOI: 10.1039/C1FO10240K, Paper
