Caffeine Curious: Understanding the Impacts on Energy and Health

Description: For many, caffeine is an integral part of day-to-day life, with roughly 85% of the U.S. population consuming at least one caffeinated beverage per day ¹ . But despite caffeine having a usual place in most morning routines, there is still some confusion around its effects and benefits. How does caffeine actually work in the body? How much caffeine I am getting? What is the right amount of caffeine? How much caffeine is too much? Are there health benefits of caffeine? Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) play an important role in counseling patients on appropriate caffeine intake that fits within individual lifestyles. In this 75-minute webinar from PepsiCo Health & Nutrition Sciences (H&NS), join two caffeine experts as they provide an introduction to caffeine and its effects on health, review caffeine’s role in energy, and present insight on how caffeine is regulated in the U.S. This webinar will aim to:

1. Introduce the recent science of caffeine and its effects on energy and health
2. Review caffeine’s regulatory status, history, and safety
3. Provide guidance from a Registered Dietitian’s perspective on how to counsel patients on appropriate caffeine intake

¹Mitchell DC, Knight CA, Hockenberry J, Teplansky R, Hartman TJ. Beverage caffeine intakes in the U.S. Food Chem Toxicol. 2014 Jan;63:136-42.
doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2013.10.042. Epub 2013 Nov 1. PMID: 24189158.

Moderator:
Kelly Barnes, MS

Principal Scientist @ PepsiCo Life Sciences Insights and Innovation

Presenters:
Lawrence Spriet, PhD, MSc

University Professor Emeritus @ Department of Human Health & Nutritional Sciences

Marie Spano, MS, RD, CSCS, CSSD

Sports Dietitian, Author, and Founder @ Marie Spano Nutrition Consulting

This program is sponsored by PepsiCo Health & Nutrition Sciences. The speakers received compensation from PepsiCo for their participation. Any opinions or scientific interpretations expressed in this presentation are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the position or policy of PepsiCo, Inc.

This webinar has been submitted for 1.25 CPEUs to the Commission on Dietetic Registration.