Historique
Livre
Coffee, tea, chocolate and the brain
(Café, thé, chocolat et le cerveau)
Auteur(s) :
NEHLIG, A.
Année
2004
Page(s) :
237 p.
Langue(s) :
Anglais
Éditeur(s) :
Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press LLC
Collection :
Nutrition, Brain and Behavior
ISBN :
978-0-415-30691-1
Refs biblio. :
900
Domaine :
Autres substances / Other substances
Discipline :
PRO (Produits, mode d'action, méthode de dépistage / Substances, action mode, screening methods)
Thésaurus mots-clés
CAFE
;
CAFEINE
;
THE
;
ALIMENTATION
;
MECANISME D'ACTION
;
SYSTEME NERVEUX CENTRAL
;
TROUBLES DU SOMMEIL
;
COGNITION
;
TROUBLES DE L'HUMEUR
;
TROUBLES DE LA MEMOIRE
;
GROSSESSE
;
DEPENDANCE
;
MALADIE DE PARKINSON
;
CEPHALEE
Note générale :
Boca Raton (Fl), London, CRC Press, 2004, (Nutrition, Brain and Behavior), 237 p., tabl., ill., index, ann.
Note de contenu :
tabl. ; ill. ; index ; ann.
Résumé :
ENGLISH :
The book outlines epidemiologic data, possible mechanism of action, important physiologic and pharmacologic factors, and clinical issues related to caffeine and chocolate consumption. Included are the biophysiologic effects of caffeine on sleep, wakefulness, cognition, and mood. The effects on human behavior resulting from these biophysiologic effects are also precisely summarized. The information on the effect of caffeine on mood disorders, parkinsonism, ischemia, stroke, headache, and seizures are given special consideration. The book also addresses less commonly appreciated effects of caffeine on human stress and neurodevelopmental consequences of fetal exposure to caffeine. An interesting issue discussed is the cerebral effect of noncaffeinated constituents of roasted coffee. Although the book focuses on providing information about caffeine, it outlines important information that is currently available about the biophysiologic and psychological effects of chocolate. Although the book seems to be more inclined toward the beneficial effects of caffeine, the controversial issues of caffeine dependence and adverse effects are not ignored. (Review's abstract.)
Affiliation :
Inserm, Strasbourg
France. France.
France. France.