Is Caffeine banned by the International Olympic Committee?
Caffeine is no longer a banned substance by the IOC. Nor is it banned by other sport governing bodies (e.g. NCAA, NFL, MLB, NBA, etc). Whats an effective dose of Caffeine for enhancing exercise performance? A range of 250-350 mg Caffeine seems to be sufficient for inducing an ergogenic effect. Whats the best dose of Caffeine for promoting fat burning and thermogenesis? A range of 280-560 mg will get your metabolic furnace turned even higher! Can you overdose on Caffeine? There are case reports of Caffeine toxicity secondary to overdose. For instance, one individual ingested approximately 3.57 grams of caffeine in a suicide attempt and developed rhabdomyolysis and acute renal failure. The patient was treated successfully. This case, according to the doctors, represents a rarely reported complication of caffeine intoxication, rhabdomyolysis, which occurred in the absence of other toxins or conditions that predispose to muscle necrosis. There was another case of a 20-year-old bulimic woma
