3. VÍAS PARA LA DECONSTRUCCIÓN DEL PERDÓN
3.2 Entre Heidegger y Husserl
Caffeine is also an ingredient in many medications, including stimulants, diet aids, painkillers, and cold remedies. The largest amounts of caffeine are found in drugs sold specifically as stimulants intended to produce alertness and reduce feelings of
TABLE 2.14
Amount of Caffeine in Chocolate Sources
Source Caffeine (mg)
Baking chocolate, unsweetened (1 oz–28 g) 57
Baker’s baking chocolate, German sweet (1 oz–28 g) 8
Baker’s baking chocolate, semisweet (1 oz–28 g) 13
Baker’s chocolate chips, semisweet (1/4 c–43 g) 13
Baker’s chocolate chips, German sweet (1/4 c–43 g) 15
Cadbury’s chocolate bar (1 oz–8 g) 15
Milk chocolate bar (1/4 oz–7 g) 3–10
White chocolate bar (1/4 oz–7 g) 2–4
Dark chocolate bar (1/4 oz–7 g) 28
Chocolate milk, bought from store (8 oz–224 g) 8
Chocolate milk, made from mix (8 oz–224 g) 2–7
Chocolate syrup (2 T) 5
Cocoa (hot chocolate), made from mix with water or milk 4–6 Source: Adapted from Jean, A. T., Pennington, A. D. B., & Church, H. N. (1998). Bowes &
Church’s food values of portions commonly used (17th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott.
fatigue. NoDoz and Vivarin are common examples of such medications. Caffeine is also used in diet aids to increase metabolism and suppress appetite and in pain medications to increase the overall effectiveness of a basic analgesic, such as aspirin.
Table 2.15 shows the amount of caffeine in each of a number of nonprescription and prescription medications.
CONCLUSIONS
Activation of the central nervous system, resulting in increased arousal and accompa-nying alertness, can be accomplished in many ways—through intense exercise; strong stimuli, such as bright lights and loud sounds; anxiety-producing thoughts; and painful experiences, to name a few. However, perhaps the single most common source of intentional arousal incrementation is caffeine. It is found in a number of sources, including coffee, tea, soft drinks, energy drinks, chocolate, and certain medications, and its worldwide annual consumption reaches into the millions of tons. The remainder
TABLE 2.15
Amount of Caffeine in a Variety of Medications
Over-the-counter medications
mg
Alka-Seltzer Morning Relief 65
Anacin Extra Strength 32
Anacin Pain Reliever 32
Cope Analgesic Pain Reliever 32
Excedrin Extra Strength 65
Excedrin Migraine 65
Excedrin Tension Headache 65
Goody’s Extra Strength Headache Powders
32.5
Midol Maximum Strength 60
NoDoz Maximum Strength 200
Vanquish Extra-Strength Pain Reliever
33
Prescription medications Darvan Compound-65
Pulvule
32.4
Fiorecet 40
Fiorinal capsule 40
Fiorinal tablet 40
Hycomine compound tablet 30
Migranal (per ml) 10
Source: Adapted from Harvard women’s health watch (2004).
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of this book provides an in-depth examination of caffeine from its processing in the body and impact on neurophysiological substrates to its effects on health in such areas as cardiovascular functioning, fertility, mood, and performance.
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