Caffeine metabolism: factors that increase or decrease the presence of caffeine in the blood
Wrote at 10:45 by Stefano Urso in: Coffee Quality,
The caffeine average blood circulation permanence in a healthy adults is around 3,5 hours. This figure is influenced by many factors including the subject's body weight, race, gender and age.
As a matter of fact the stimulating caffeine effect is increased by its longer permanence in the bloodstream. The causes of the increased permanence are:
- Abuse of alcohol
- Use of oral contraceptives
- To be male (men keep caffeine in a circle as long as women)
- To be Asian (Asian people metabolize caffeine more slowly)
of those Caucasian)
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