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Cafeína en la dieta - Food Sources

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La dieta y la cafeína

Fuentes alimenticias:

La cafeína se consume ampliamente y se encuentra en forma natural en las hojas, semillas y frutos de más de 60 plantas, entre ellas:

  • Hojas de té
  • Nueces de cola
  • Café
  • Granos de cacao

Se encuentra en:

  • El café
  • El té
  • El chocolate
  • La mayoría de las colas (a menos que estén etiquetadas como "libres de café")

La cafeína a menudo se le agrega a medicamentos que no necesitan receta médica, como analgésicos, pastillas para adelgazar de venta libre y medicamentos para el resfriado. La cafeína no tiene sabor y puede separarse de un alimento por medio de un proceso químico llamado descafeinización.

  • Reviewed last on: 5/5/2011
  • Alison Evert, MS, RD, CDE, Nutritionist, University of Washington Medical Center Diabetes Care Center, Seattle, Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

National Osteoporosis Foundation. Clinician's Guide to Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis -- 2008. Washington, DC.

Escott-Stump S. Nutrition and Diagnosis-Related Care. 6th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2008.

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