Military officials advise caution, education with caffeine and dietary supplement intake

Military officials advise caution, education with caffeine and dietary supplement intake


Military officials advise caution, education with caffeine and dietary supplement intake
By Jennifer H. Svan, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Wednesday, January 23, 2008

When he started having trouble sleeping a few months ago, Airman 1st Class Micah Harlow decided to cut back on his caffeine intake.

It wasn’t cups of coffee he was concerned about, but the energy drinks he consumed while at work at Yokota Air Base, Japan, and the supplements he took at the gym.

“NO-Xplode gives you crazy energy,” he said of the creatine supplement. “If you don’t work out that day, you’re bouncing off the walls.”

Airman Stephen Cooper stays away from supplements altogether when working out.

“I think they (supplements) are unhealthy and that you should stay natural when it comes to improving your body,” he said.


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