Caffeine in food and dietary supplements : examining safety : workshop summary

213 Pages·2014·2.18 MB·English

by  Ann L Yaktine

Lesllie Pray, Annn L. Yaktinee, and Diana Pankevich, RRapporteurss

Planning Commiittee for a WWorkshop on PPotential Heealth Hazards
Assoociated with CConsumptioon of Caffeinne
iin Food and DDietary Suppplements

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PLANNING COMMITTEE FOR A WORKSHOP ON
POTENTIAL HEALTH HAZARDS ASSOCIATED WITH
CONSUMPTION OF CAFFEINE IN FOOD AND DIETARY
SUPPLEMENTS1

LYNN R. GOLDMAN (Chair), Dean, School of Public Health and
Health Sciences George Washington University, Washington, DC
JAMES R. COUGHLIN, President, Coughlin & Associates,
San Diego, CA
STEPHEN R. DANIELS, Professor and Chair, Department of
Pediatrics, University of Colorado, Aurora
THOMAS J. GOULD, Professor of Psychology, Department of
Psychology, Director of the Neuroscience Program, Temple
University, Philadelphia, PA
CARL L. KEEN, Professor and Chair, Department of Nutrition,
University of California, Davis
STEVEN E. LIPSHULTZ, Professor and Chairman of Pediatrics and
Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cardiology, Children’s Hospital of the
University of Miami, FL
THERESA ANN NICKLAS, Professor, Department of Pediatrics,
Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine,
Houston, TX
BARBARA J. PETERSEN, Principal Scientist, Exponent, Inc.,
Washington, DC
JOSEPH V. RODRICKS, Principal, Environ International Corp.,
Arlington, VA

IOM Staff

ANN L. YAKTINE, Study Director
DIANA PANKEVICH, Senior Program Officer
JANET MULLIGAN, Research Associate
FAYE HILLMAN, Financial Associate
GERALDINE KENNEDO, Administrative Assistant
ANN L. YAKTINE, Interim Director, Food and Nutrition Board
ANDREW M. POPE, Director, Board on Health Sciences Policy

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workshop, identifying topics, and choosing speakers. The responsibility for the published
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ANNE BARNHILL, Perelman School of Medicine at the University
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CINDY D. DAVIS, National Institutes of Health
JOHANNA T. DWYER, Tufts University Medical Center
CARL L. KEEN, University of California, Davis
NANCY S. WELLMAN, Florida International University

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Contents

ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS xv

1 INTRODUCTION 1
Background and Workshop Objectives, 1
About This Report, 2
The Past, Present, and Future of Caffeine Regulation in the
United States, 4
References, 10

2 INTAKE AND EXPOSURE TO CAFFEINE 11
Caffeine Intake from Beverages in the United States, 11
Various Aspects of Caffeine Intake in America: Analysis of
NHANES, 20
Panelist Discussion with the Audience, 26
References, 30

3 SAFETY SIGNALS AND SURVEILLANCE 31
Caffeine and Energy Drink Exposure Call Surveillance, 31
Safety Assessment of Caffeine in Foods and Beverages, 38
Panelist Discussion with the Audience, 43
References, 47

4 EXPLORING SAFE CAFFEINE EXPOSURE LEVELS FOR
VULNERABLE POPULATIONS 51
Health Canada’s Approach, 52
Safe Caffeine Exposure Levels in Vulnerable Populations:
Pregnant Women and Infants, 53
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